"We'd been asking for a feminist analysis which is to look at women and women's position and what violence against women means in Nova Scotia."

Victims' family members, advocates and academics say they're disappointed the government chose not to launch a full public inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shooting.

'Only a comprehensive, open and fully transparent process will be able to address the complexities of this massacre,' the letter reads.

There are details about the Nova Scotia mass shooting that the RCMP and the Crown are keeping hidden from the public, including information on weapons and witness accounts.

RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Lisa Croteau said the psychological autopsy will be conducted “with the intent of gathering insights into why he committed the acts of violence.”

Police forces across Canada are reviewing existing strategies or creating new plans for issuing emergency alerts following the Nova Scotia mass shooting.

There is no national protocol providing RCMP officers with guidance on when to use the emergency alert system, even in cases involving active shooters.

RCMP believed they had located all of the gunman's possible look-alike police vehicles, but they were unaware he owned an unlicensed mock cruiser.

'She called at 10:41, the killer arrived at 10:52, and I got here at 11:10, shortly after he left,' said Lloyd Johnson about surveillance video showing his driveway.