HALIFAX The joint federal/provincial inquiry into the April 2020 tragedy in Nova Scotia made its first public presentation Thursday. The Mass Casualty Commission is tasked with examining the events leading up to and including April 18 and 19, 2020, during which a gunman killed 22 people in over a 13-hour rampage that encompassed a number of Nova Scotia communities. In March, the Commission issued a call for applications from individuals and groups with direct interest in the subjects being examined by the inquiry. In a news release, the Commission says it received 60 applications for participation. In Thursday’s announcement, it released the names of individuals and organizations that will be part of the proceedings.
The commission charged with investigating the mass killing in Nova Scotia in April 2020 has announced who has been approved to participate in the proceedings.