Commissioner Brenda Lackey "did not appear to appreciate or recognize the importance of maintaining the integrity of the investigation," MP was told.
Ottawa-Nova Scotia's high-ranking cavalrymen were commissioned by RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lackey. , said it made him feel stupid when he objected to her request to release information about the weapons used in Canada's deadliest mass shooting.
RCMP sub. Darren Campbell testified before members of the House Public Safety Committee on Tuesday. Campbell's memo, released earlier this year to Nova Scotia's Mass Casualties Commission, politically pressured Lucky to release details about the guns used to bolster liberal gun law claims.
The commission was involved in the mass shooting that claimed 22 lives by Gabriel Wortman while driving around several communities in a replica RCMP cruiser. Called to investigate RCMP and government actions leading up to and during.
As his memo indicates, Campbell was summoned to a meeting with Lucki and other of his RCMP officials after his April 28 press conference on the shooting. Mr Campbell said Mr Rakchi said he promised to disclose the information to people in the minister's office and the prime minister's office.
"The commissioner made me feel like an idiot and didn't seem to understand the importance of why it was important for this information to come out. He told lawmakers.
Campbell said that as investigations by Canadian and U.S. law enforcement agencies were underway into how Wortman obtained the weapons, information was available. said he refused to publish the He said Lucky seemed to want to move forward anyway.
"She didn't seem to realize the importance of maintaining the integrity of the investigation."
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Wortman, who killed 22 people on a rampage, did not have a gun license . Information about the weapon Lucky wanted released was kept secret until November 2020. At this time, theNational Postelaborated on the information after receiving government briefing notes via a request for access to information.
All four of his weapons he used were obtained illegally, three of which he had smuggled from the United States. He died in a shootout with police after being shot. He was subsequently charged with three people for providing him with ammunition, but no charges related to the weapon.
Campbell said the commissioner wasn't the only one who wanted more information released, but with gun control laws pending, Mr.
"There has been pressure for information from all sides - the public, the media, the government, and the organization itself. At that meeting it was clear that the Commissioner had said that she had made a promise and that it was bound by law.'
Nova Scotia, who was also present at the meeting Lia Scanlan, a former RCMP official, said she has exactly the same memories as Campbell. She said she wasn't 100% sure of Lucki's words, but it was clear she had promised the government.
"At the end of the day, whether you say promise, pressure or influence, they all lead to the same end result," she said.
Racchi previously testified before the commission, saying he regretted some of the words he used during the meeting, but said he did not intend to interfere with the investigation, and he did not seek political interference in the investigation. Minister Bill Blair also denied there was political pressure to release information about guns.
Prior to Campbell's testimony, top Justice Department attorneys also testified, with no political interference. Forwarding documents to Nova Scotia's Mass Casualty Commission.
The key four-page document was initially seized by Justice Department attorneys and later turned over. The ministry's deputy minister, François Daigle, claimed there was no political involvement and that four pages were kept to scrutinize potential legal issues before being handed over.
Witnesses on Tuesday Following the testimony, Conservative MPs asked the committee to call more witnesses, including Blair's chief of staff and other officials and officials.
Rep. Stephen Ellis, who represents many communities where the shooting took place, said there was still more to be revealed.
"As the story goes, I suggest that there are other people who know the answers to these questions," he said. "Someone's not telling the truth. I think it's very disappointing to me and I think it's very disappointing for Canadians as a whole."
It opposed an unreliable witness list and ongoing public hearings. Parliamentarian Pam Damov said none of the witnesses provided evidence of political interference in the investigation.
"According to information I received during two meetings with the Commissioner, who was already a Minister, both Commissioners testified very clearly that there had been no political interference."
Lucky is scheduled to testify before the Mass Casualty Commission in Nova Scotia later this month.
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