Trudeau did not interfere with the investigation, although Ottawa was a N.S. shooting.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asserted that the federal government asked about the 2020 shootings in Nova Scotia, but his government did not interfere with the investigation.

"We did not exert any irreversible impact or pressure. It is only the RCMP that determines what and when the information is released, and it is the police alone. It's very important, "says Trudeau. He scrummed with reporters in Kigali, Rwanda on Thursday and attended the Federal Summit.

"But when the worst shootings in Canadian history happened, we asked a lot of questions. Canadians asked a lot of questions."

Trudeau said he was still "very" confident in Lucki, who was appointed in 2018, to fight the new scandal after a handwritten note from the Nova Scotia RCMP police. Darren Campbell was released earlier this week as part of a Mass Casualty Commission investigation.

Watch | Government denies interference with N.S. Investigation of mass shootings:

Government Continued to deny allegations of political interference in the investigation of the Nova Scotia mass shootings. RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki is reported to have asked officers for details on the guns used in the slaughter to share with the Minister of Public Security and the Prime Minister while working on the new gun control law.

The investigation killed 22 people, including pregnant women, injured several and destroyed several homes on April 18-19, 2020. I'm investigating. 

In Campbell's memo, written after the conference call between headquarters and departments on April 28, 2020, he was lucky to have more information about Novascosia's RCMP weapons. It was used because she promised to raise it to the federal government, which was considering gun control laws at the time, claiming to be angry at not revealing.

"The Commissioner stated that RCMP had promised the Minister of Public Security and the Prime Minister's Office to disclose this information," he said.

Campbell wrote that he believes that disclosing information about firearms could adversely affect the investigation.

"I tried to explain that I didn't mean to look down on anyone, but I couldn't disclose this information at this time. The Commissioner then said that this was related to the pending gun control law. He said he didn't understand that it would make officers and the public safer. "

Gun ban announced a few days later

April 28 A few days after the meeting, Prime Minister Justin Tordeauannounced a ban on about 1,500 firearm makers and models, including two. Guns used in Nova Scotia's mass shootings — Colt law enforcement carbines, semi-automatic firearms, and Ruger Mini 14.

At that time, police had not yet announced the specific manufacturer and model used in the attack. That information was not released until the fall of 2020, when theNational Post reported details of the weaponafter obtaining a briefing note prepared for the Prime Minister after the shooting.

Trudeau said he was regularly informed about what the police knew and didn't know.

"These answers continue to come out," he said. "We will continue to act responsibly." 

On Wednesday, Minister of Public Security Bill Blair, Minister of Public Security at the time of the shooting, overwhelmed Campbell's written telephone explanation. rice field.

"The director clearly reached his own conclusion, and his notes reflect that," he said.

"But I'm talking to you, and I'll tell the director if I talk to him, I didn't make an effort to put pressure on RCMP to thwart their investigation. I didn't give any instructions. Information they have to convey. "

Former Communications Director states that there was" political pressure "

rampage Campbell is not the only Nova Scotian cavalry to report the effects of Ottawa after turning.

In an interview with a committee investigator earlier this year, Lia Scanlan, a former private director of the RCMP's state strategic communications unit, said Blair and the Prime Minister "what we can and cannot do". I was considering it. " To tell. "

She said Lucky was advised not to do media interviews, but did so anyway and gave inaccurate information. It was all political pressure." She said.

"It's 100% Blair Minister and Prime Minister, and we have an irreversible commissioner."

After shooting the Minister of Public Security Marco Mendicino "There was an exchange of information," he said, but claimed that there was no interference.

RCMP Commissioners are responsible for the Minister, but they intend to act independently. 

The Canadian Supreme Court has stated that "commissioners should not be considered government employees or agents while engaged in criminal investigations."

"I I think it is very important for Canadians to trust their institutions, including the RCMP and all law enforcement agencies."

"What is important for Canadians is the line of respect that is shown around the principle of operational independence." 

The family is in trouble. Law firm

On Wednesday night, Mendicino said he wasn't talking to Lucky.

The Minister said he would have the Commission review the facts.

"We look forward to finally seeing the report and working closely with them on the recommendations they may make," he said. ..

Lucky will be called as a witness in next month's investigation.

Patterson Law, a company representing a dozen families killed in mass shootings, issued a statement Wednesday, stating that their customers were plagued by allegations. 

"Since April 19, 2020, all efforts should focus on the support of victims and their families, and the active investigation conducted by the local RCMP. It would have been a perceived political opportunity or otherwise unforgivable. "

"We believe that the Mass Casualty Commission recognizes the importance of determining the truth of these claims and the need for a thorough cross-examination of the relevant Witnesses. "