Bill Blair denies receiving ‘assurances’ from RCMP to release N.S. mass shooting weapons

Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair appeared on Monday before the House of Commons public safety committee to testify on the government’s interference into an RCMP investigation of Nova Scotia 2020 mass shooting. Blair denied his office received “assurances” from RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki that the types of weapons used in the shooting will be publicly released. “She didn’t make any promise to me,” Blair said.

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