Lawyers representing the loved ones of victims of mass shooting in Nova Scotia in 2020 will resume their seats next week during Board of Inquiry hearings.
Lawyers boycotted the proceedings last week at the request of their clients, as commissioners decided to prevent cross-examination of key witnesses from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
The law firm Patterson Law, which represents 14 of the 22 families of the victims, said in a statement last week that its clients were discouraged and even more traumatized by the commission’s decision to prevent the firm’s attorneys from directly interviewing Master Sergeant Brian Rehill and Sergeant Andy O’Brien.
Attorney Michael Scott said in an email on Friday that his team will attend public hearings when they proceed next week.
Tara Miller, who represents the families of the two victims, said in an email on Friday that she would also return to hearings next week.
Ms. said. Miller that on May 30, he told the commission he planned to file a motion to change the rules so that family participants could directly question witnesses. He said he was awaiting further instructions from the commission.
Source: Radio-Canada
