OTTAWA — MPs on the House of Commons public safety committee meet Monday to explore whether there was political meddling with the RCMP as it investigated the…
Just over a week after a gunman murdered 22 people during a 13-hour shooting spree, RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki held a meeting with top officers in Nova Scotia that has been described by those in attendance as tense.
Trudeau and Blair have adamantly denied there was any political interference and Lucki has repeatedly said she did not feel any pressure from federal officials.Article contenttap here to see other videos from our teamThe committee will hear from Lucki along with other senior RCMP members at national headquarters, senior officers from the Nova Scotia Mounties, Blair and deputy public safety minister Rob Stewart.
“I felt that the press briefing was honest and forthcoming and that we were able to safeguard information to protect the integrity of the ongoing investigation,” he wrote. He believed revealing information about the guns used in the killings would jeopardize the investigation both in Canada and the United States. Gunman Gabriel Wortman smuggled a number of handguns and assault-style weapons from Maine, including one given to him by a friend. No one in either country has been charged with weapons offences in the case.
Blair was asked at the same press conference whether the list included the type of weapons used by Wortman, and he confirmed some were, although he did not give specifics. Since the allegations, he has said he discussed the investigation into the shootings and the gun control measures with Lucki, but that those discussions were separate.Article content
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