Minister Blair Says He Is Unaware if His Chief of Staff Asked RCMP About NS Tragedy Gun Details
Federal cabinet minister Bill Blair says he is unaware if his chief of staff asked RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki whether details about the guns used in the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shootings would be made public.
Blair, who is now the minister of emergency preparedness, appeared before the House of Commons public safety committee on Oct. 31 to address allegations that he politically interfered in the RCMP’s investigation of the mass shootings near the village of Portapique, Nova Scotia, on April 18 and 19, 2020, wherein a gunman killed 22 people.
Blair, who was at the time public safety minister, denied accusations that either he or his staff pressured Lucki into releasing details about what weapons the shooter used, but said he was unsure if his chief of staff asked Lucki whether or not she planned on releasing the information in a press conference on April 28, 2020….