Read the Rules of Practice and Procedure, Commissioners' Decision, Orders in Council and other documents related to our work.
Rules of Practice and Procedure
The Rules of Practice and Procedure (“the Rules”) were developed collaboratively with Participants to ensure everyone has a common understanding of the roles, processes and approach for public proceedings.
Documents
Rules of Practice and Procedure pdf |
Small Group Sessions & Consultation Transcripts
Small Group Sessions and Participant Consultations took place during Phase 3 of the Commission’s work. These sessions were organized in consultation with Participants to provide an opportunity for the Commissioners to hear directly from those most affected about their experiences and discuss recommendations for the final report.
Stakeholder Consultations were also held during this period with members of the Commission’s Research & Policy and Community Engagement teams, bringing together community organizations to discuss the issues the Commission is analyzing to help inform potential recommendations.
All of the information and input collected through these sessions will be considered in preparing recommendations.
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Small Group Session Transcripts
- Small Group Session with Amelia Goulet-Butler (August 30, 2022)
View Transcript - Small Group Session with Dan Jenkins (August 30, 2022)
View Transcript - Small Group Session with Crystal Mendiuk (August 31, 2022)
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View Written Responses from Tammy Oliver-McCurdie - Small Group Session with Francene Cosman (September 7, 2022)
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View Written Statement from Francene Cosman - Small Group Session with Jennifer Zahl Bruland (September 8, 2022)
View Transcript - Small Group Session with Ryan Farrington (September 13, 2022)
View Transcript - Small Group Session with Scott McLeod (September 16, 2022)
View Transcript - Small Group Session with Charlene Bagley (September 17, 2022)
View Transcript - Small Group Session with Darcy Dobson and Katie Devine (September 17, 2022)
View Transcript - Small Group Session with Tara Long (September 19, 2022)
View Transcript - Small Group Session with Nick Beaton (September 20, 2022)
View Transcript - Small Group Session with Adam and Carole Fisher (September 21, 2022)
View Transcript - Small Group Session with Bev Beaton (September 22, 2022)
View Transcript - Small Group Session with Richard Ellison (September 22, 2022)
View Transcript - Small Group Session with Clinton Ellison and Connor Reeves
On September 21, 2022 from 3:30pm to 4:30pm at the Best Western Truro – Glengarry Hotel in Truro, Nova Scotia the Commissioners met in person with Clinton Ellison and Connor Reeves for a small group session. Leo Artalejo, the Mass Casualty Commission’s strategic engagement advisor, facilitated the session. Also present were counsel to Mr. Ellison and Mr. Reeves, Grace MacCormick and Rob Pineo; a support person, Wayne Smith; the Mass Casualty Commission’s community liaison director, Maureen Wheller; and Mass Casualty Commission counsel, Jamie Van Wart.
During the small group session, Clinton Ellison and Connor Reeves provided information to the Commissioners prompted by the following three questions posed by Mr. Artalejo:
- What do you want to tell us about your experience seeking information and getting support during and immediately after the mass casualty?
- Much of the work that still lied ahead for the Commission is to make final recommendations that will be effective and meaningful. Which issues are most important to you for the Commission to focus on as we finalize our recommendations?
- Are there other things that would be important for the Commission to understand when it comes to your experience seeking information and getting support during and after the mass casualty?
Subsequent to Mr. Ellison’s and Mr. Reeves’ small group session, the Commission learned that the recording of the session had been inadvertently deleted. The Commission sincerely apologizes to Mr. Ellison and Mr. Reeves for its regrettable mistake. The Commissioners greatly appreciated hearing from Mr. Ellison and Mr. Reeves directly. Unfortunately, we are unable to share the transcript of this session as the recording was lost before it could be transcribed.
- Small Group Session with Amelia Goulet-Butler (August 30, 2022)
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Stakeholder Consultation Transcripts
- Stakeholder Consultation on Gender-Based and Intimate Partner Violence (September 15, 2022)
View Transcript - Stakeholder Consultation on Early Childhood and Youth Education on Community Safety (September 16, 2022)
View Transcript - Stakeholder Consultation on Community Safety in Rural Communities (September 20, 2022)
View Transcript - Stakeholder Consultation on Early Childhood and Youth Education on Community Safety (September 22, 2022)
View Transcript - Stakeholder Consultation on Support Services in Rural Communities (September 22, 2022)
View Transcript - Stakeholder Consultation on Gender-Based and Intimate Partner Violence (September 27, 2022)
View Transcript - Stakeholder Consultation on Support Services in Rural Communities (September 27, 2022)
View Transcript - Stakeholder Consultation on Community Safety in Rural Communities (September 29, 2022)
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- Stakeholder Consultation on Gender-Based and Intimate Partner Violence (September 15, 2022)
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Participant Consultation Transcripts
- Participant Consultation (September 16, 2022)
View Transcript - Participant Consultation (September 17, 2022)
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- Participant Consultation (September 16, 2022)
Participant Submissions
Throughout public proceedings, Participants including those most affected, families, first responders, governments, and organizations, were able to provide oral and written submissions regarding evidence entered into the record. The lists below encompass written submissions received from our Participants throughout our work.
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Phase 1
- Attorney General of Canada
View Submission - Burchell MacDougall LLP
View Submission - Lenehan Musgrave LLP
View Submission - MDW Law
View Submission - National Police Federation
View Submission - Patterson Law
View Submission - Transition House Association of Nova Scotia, Women's Shelter Canada and Be the Peace Institute
View Submission
- Attorney General of Canada
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Phase 2
- Attorney General of Canada
View Submission - East Coast Prison Justice Society and BC Civil Liberties Association
View Submission - Feminists Fighting Femicide and Persons Against Non-State Torture
View Submission - National Police Federation
View Submission - Patterson Law
View Submission - RCMP Veterans' Association of Nova Scotia
View Submission
- Attorney General of Canada
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Final Submissions
- Atlantic Police Association
View Submission - Attorney General of Canada
View Submission - Attorney General of Nova Scotia
View Submission - Avalon Sexual Assault Centre, Wellness Within and Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF)
View Submission - Blois, Nickerson & Bryson LLP
View Submission - Burchell MacDougall LLP
View Submission - Canadian Coalition for Firearms Rights and Canadian National Firearms Association
View Submission - Canadian Coalition for Gun Control
View Submission - Canadian Police Association
View Submission - Canadian Resource Centre for Victims for Crime and Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police -- National Working Group Supporting Victims of Terrorism and Mass Violence
View Submission - Chester Law
View Submission - East Coast Prison Justice Society and BC Civil Liberties Association
View Submission - Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia
View Submission
View Appendix - Feminists Fighting Femicide and Persons Against Non-State Torture
View Submission - Lenehan Musgrave LLP
View Submission
View Attached News Article
View Letter to Hon. Chief Justice Michael Wood - Lockyer Zaduk Zeeh
View Submission - MDW Law
View Submission - National Police Federation
View Submission - Nova Scotia Chiefs of Police Association
View Submission - Nova Scotia Legal Aid
View Submission - Patterson Law
View Submission - RCMP Veterans' Association of Nova Scotia
View Submission - Tara Long
View Submission - Transition House Association of Nova Scotia, Women's Shelter Canada and Be the Peace Institute
View Submission - Truro Police Service
View Submission
- Atlantic Police Association
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Reply Submissions
- Attorney General of Canada
View Submission - Avalon Sexual Assault Centre, Wellness Within and Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF)
View Submission - East Coast Prison Justice Society and BC Civil Liberties Association
View Submission - National Police Federation
View Submission - Patterson Law
View Submission
- Attorney General of Canada
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Additional Submissions
- Avalon Sexual Assault Centre, Wellness Within and Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF)
View Submission - East Coast Prison Justice Society and BC Civil Liberties Association
View Submission - Patterson Law
View Submission - Tara Long
View Submission
View Submission (November 30, 2022)
- Avalon Sexual Assault Centre, Wellness Within and Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF)
Other Submissions
These submissions were provided to the Commission outside of the formal Participant submission process.
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Other Submissions
- Canadian Red Cross Society
View Submission - Cst. Greg Wiley
View Submission - Nova Scotia Health Authority
View Submission - Public Prosecution Service
View Submission - Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT)
View Submission
- Canadian Red Cross Society
Decisions
These are official decisions from the Commissioners that relate to our process like the Participation Decision or witnessed to be called during a proceeding.
Orders in Council
The details of the Commission's mandate are found below in official documents known as Orders in Council (OICs), issued by the federal and Nova Scotia governments, which provide the direction, guidelines, and parameters for the Commission to proceed with its work and the authority it can exercise in doing so.
Documents
Order in Council: Government of Canada pdf |
Documents
Order in Council: Government of Nova Scotia pdf |
The Commission made a request and received approval from both the provincial and federal governments for an extension to submit the final report by March 31, 2023, instead of November 1, 2022. These details are found within the official OICs linked below.
- Order in Council: Government of Canada | September 8, 2022
- Order in Council: Government of Nova Scotia | September 8, 2022
Expenditures
Documents
Expenditure Update Fiscal Years 2020/21 and 2021/22 pdf |