Listen "Disappearing documents and transparency"
Episode Synopsis
Family of one of the victims in the mass killings in 2020 are asking for answers about why some information they provided wasn't included. They say they provided Fitbit data from VON Nurse Heather O'Brien that showed her heart was beating for hours after she'd been shot and left for dead by the killer. They question why the responding officers didn't get her medical help. Documents relating to the RCMP Officer's notes and the transcripts of their interviews with the Mass Casualty Commission were removed from the website last Friday after the family's Facebook page went up. Another document, an interview with an officer who was critical of another member's actions, also was posted but was since removed. Adam Rodgers has been posting his own commentary on the Commission's work on his own blog and YouTube Channel. He was the lawyer representing Lionel Desmond's estate in that fatality inquiry. He shares his thoughts on disclosure, documents that appear to have been taken down and whether all information collected by the Commission should be publicly available. He also weighs in on how the potential class action lawsuits are influencing some behaviour.
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