Nova Scotia's chief medical examiner says he won't be calling a fatality inquiry into April's killing rampage, amid calls from families of victims, legal experts, women's groups and Canadian senators. When a medical examiner calls for a fatality inquiry, a judge is appointed and granted the same powers as a judge presiding over a public inquiry. "I'm sure the premier only inadvertently misled people, but the feds are at the table in the Desmond inquiry," he said. Wayne MacKay says the Desmond inquiry provides a good template and justification for the medical examiner to call a fatality inquiry into April's mass killing. "We do not want to sacrifice on the altar of speed an effective and a thorough public inquiry," MacKay said.

Source: CBC News July 27, 2020 17:59 UTC