A lawyer representing the Attorney General of Canada says the RCMP have made several policy changes since the Nova Scotia mass shooting in 2020 in a report made public Thursday.
An RCMP car is seen near a memorial display in Portapique following the mass shooting in April 2020.
The RCMP's actions have been scrutinized since the tragedy of April 18-19, 2020, when a lone gunman masquerading as a police officer killed 22 people, including a pregnant woman, in five rural communities over a period of 13 hours.Lori Ward, representing Department of Justice Canada, addresses the Mass Casualty Commission on Sept. 23. She also wrote a final report to the commission which was released to the public on Thursday.
Cpl. Lisa Croteau sent this tweet on April 18, 2020. The RCMP's first public mention of a situation in Portapique, N.S. "The RCMP has taken note of these shortcomings and is making changes to improve communications to avoid any loss or delay of the sharing of information during a critical incident," writes Ward.
. Officers had to rely on their personal phones for directions and sparingly used their flashlights for fear of becoming a target of the active shooter.
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