The Nova Scotia shooting 'review' and the deafness of government
Everyone was demanding a public inquiry. What Canada, Nova Scotia and the victims' families got, writes Senior Editor Paul Wells, was something zero people asked for—a toothless, rickety review panel.
"It’s not that the lines of communication have broken down. It’s not that the message isn’t getting through. It’s not even that governments are inert or inactive. On the contrary, they’re whirlwinds of action. They’re just doing… something else… besides what circumstances warrant and populations demand."
