Nova Scotia can – and must – call an inquiry into the Portapique massacre GlobeDebate
. Both of these provincial inquiries included consideration of, and recommendations regarding, the conduct of RCMP officers.
Nor does the second constitutional power at issue here, federal authority over federal organizations, preclude a provincial inquiry. It is true that the province cannot discipline RCMP officers or scrutinize the internal management and administration of a federal agency like the RCMP. However, provincesto appoint a commission to inquire into matters that affect the public’s confidence in the administration of justice, including the response of RCMP officers.
Nova Scotians and Canadians know that there are lessons to be learned from this massacre. We know that this violence was not an unpredictable, singular event without precedent and with no risk of replication. We expect Nova Scotia to take the lead in ensuring that we are able to better care for each other in the future, rather than hide behind inaccurate representations of the law.
A man who'd already killed 13 people in Portapique, N.S., managed to escape the community just minutes after the first police arrived at the scene.
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