As the search for answers in N.S. shooting continues, criticism of inquiry persists

After 14 days of public hearings over eight weeks, observers and participants alike remain critical of the process undertaken by the joint federal/provincial inquiry tasked with examining the tragedy.

After 14 days of public hearings over eight weeks, observers and participants alike remain critical of the process undertaken by the joint federal/provincial inquiry tasked with examining the tragedy.

The Mass Casualty Commission has released a dozen of its “foundational documents,” so far — the method it’s using to establish the facts of what happened over the course of the 13-hour killing rampage.

Lawyer Adam Rodgers has been following the public proceedings of the inquiry and has concerns. He’s one of the lawyers involved in the Desmond Fatality Inquiry, which begins closing arguments this week.

“I think the choice by the commission to present the evidence in these foundational documents, has been a mistake,” he says. “And they seem reticent to admit that and to change course.”