Senior Mountie Who Oversaw NS Shooting Probe Explains Why Keeping Firearm Details Confidential Was Important

RCMP Chief Supt. Darren Campbell provides testimony at the Mass Casualty Commission inquiry into the mass murders in rural Nova Scotia, in Halifax on July 25, 2022. The Canadian Press/Kelly Clark

Testifying before the public inquiry into the  mass murders in rural Nova Scotia on April 18-19, 2020, RCMP Chief Supt. Darren Campbell explained why it was important for the ongoing investigation to keep details of the firearms used by the killer confidential.

His remarks come amid allegations of political interference in the investigation after meeting notes surfaced suggesting RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki wanted details of the firearms released to fulfill a promise she had made to the federal government to support the Liberals’ gun control legislation.