The problem: the provincial inquiry is looking at issues that may go deep into federal jurisdiction. The inquiry’s terms of reference — the legally binding rules that govern what the inquiry can do — are still being drafted by the provincial Justice Department. Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O’Regan has pledged full co-operation with the provincial inquiry, but that might not be enough, Ratushny said. Peter Stoffer, a longtime veterans advocate and former Nova Scotia MP, said a joint inquiry should have been called in the Desmond case. “This inquiry has the capacity to suggest areas of improvement in terms of preventing family violence and … responding to mental-health crises,” he said.

Source: National Post January 28, 2018 14:26 UTC