Lionel Desmond

• Lionel Desmond fatality inquiry: federal lawyer defends role of Veterans Affairs

  The inquiry has heard Lionel Desmond was a desperately ill man whose marriage was in trouble when he was released from a residential treatment program in August 2016.

  Canada

  Apr 19
  
• Desmond inquiry: presiding judge hints at key recommendation as testimony concludes

  More than five years after the killings in rural Nova Scotia, the provincial fatality inquiry heard from its final witness Tuesday: the province's chief firearms officer.

  Canada

  Mar 22
  
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• Lionel Desmond inquiry focuses on police initiatives around intimate partner violence

  The inquiry investigating why a former soldier killed himself and his family in 2017 heard from a government official about police standards on intimate partner violence cases.

  Canada

  Mar 21
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• Desmond inquiry: Nova Scotia inquest into shooting tragedy facing complex challenges

  The Lionel Desmond inquiry is expected to draw to a close next month in Nova Scotia, with questions still lingering about what it can accomplish.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2021
• Desmond inquiry: Nova Scotia has no specific mental health program for Black people

  The inquiry heard Monday that the lack of culturally competent mental health support and the lack of family violence prevention programs continues to this day.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2021
• Former case manager says high workload is hurting Canadian veterans

  ``It's hard to put your head down at night and feel like you did your job properly,'' Lucy Hirayama told The Canadian Press.

  Canada

  Nov 14, 2021
• ‘Burnt out’: Veterans Affairs staff swamped by number of vet cases assigned to them

  An internal review released in 2019 found case managers spent more time filling out paperwork than helping veterans directly.

  Canada

  Nov 6, 2021
• Desmond inquiry: health professionals failed to share information prior to killings

  Dr. Peter Jaffe says 'there was a lack of risk assessment and a lack of planning as an overwhelming theme.'

  Canada

  Nov 4, 2021
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• Desmond inquiry: expert says red flags for domestic violence were ignored, overlooked

  Dr. Peter Jaffe says the Lionel Desmond tragedy was predictable and preventable, based on a review that revealed many red flags were ignored or overlooked.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2021
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• Ex-soldier who killed his family in N.S. knew what he did was morally wrong: doctor

  Lionel Desmond, a former infantryman, killed three family members and himself in 2017.

  Canada

  Nov 2, 2021