The RCMP had information, and they did not want the grubby proles to have it too. From the top down, that is how Canadian officialdom generally behaves
Scanlan’s distress appeared genuine, but this narrative doesn’t even make sense on its own terms: If the RCMP felt it was dangerous to tell people what was going on, why did they do it at all?
We can certainly all agree it was a terrible and frightening situation for police officers to be in. But, well, that is the job. Wortman’s victims on Day Two included two people who were simply out for a morning walk. Had they been aware Wortman might be on the prowl in the area — many kilometres from Portapique, where his rampage began — it is very reasonable to think they might have slept in instead.
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