The inquiry will be equipped with the ability to summon witnesses or require them to provide evidence as well as the power to subpoena documents. 

Since Thursday, thousands have already signed a petition calling for a public inquiry -- not just a review -- into the shooting spree.

"A public inquiry normally would be headed by a judge which are noted for their independence and that’s not necessarily the case with a review," said professor emeritus of law Wayne MacKay.

On Tuesday, Justice Terrence Morrison declared a mistrial when he learned that a Saint John police officer used a police database to track all interactions would-be jurors in the Oland case had with police.

The CAUT says that their investigatory committee will review how the university is handling complaints against Mehta, determine whether his academic freedom has been threatened or breached and then make appropriate recommendations.

Rick Mehta has said on Twitter that he stands with Michael Thurlow, leader of the National Socialist Canadian Labour Revival Party, who has made comments about Jews and what he calls historical exaggerations and lies involving the residential school system.

Wayne MacKay said the decision to centralize power could have been made in a "more democratic way" but added that it was within the government's "right" to do so.

Wayne MacKay, a Dalhousie University law professor, believes the changes are "too cautious" in regards to the powers given to the province's CyberSCAN unit.

A specialized sexual assault court and paid legal advice for sexual assault victims are two ways people working in the system say the Nova Scotia government can improve.

The rate of reported sexual assaults leading to charges in Halifax is less than half the national average.