The Mass Casualty Commission called for more than 100 changes in its final report into the police and government response to the 2020 mass killing that began in Portapique
and immediately establishing a joint provincial-federal program to address mental-health services in Colchester, Cumberland and Hants counties.
The commission found that governmental support after the killings was inadequate, leading to a healing deficit and broken trust. The report also said the long-term implications of the lack of government support include “the potential to lead to further cycles of violence and trauma.” Alec Stratford, executive director of the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers, said that he’s pleased to see government acting on the commission’s report, but that the announcement failed to set goals and only results in one extra staff person.
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