The federal and Nova Scotia governments have appointed an independent three-person panel led by the province's former top judge to review the mass killing in Nova Scotia in April that left 22 people dead. The panel will be chaired by former chief justice of Nova Scotia Michael MacDonald. All three panel members are from the Maritimes. Families briefedFurey said he spoke to the families earlier this week and that he wanted to personally tell them about the review panel ahead of time. He said he heard from them and is aware that a public inquiry is the mechanism "that they would prefer."

Source: CBC News July 23, 2020 13:00 UTC