They are employed by the RCMP and not working for the commission itself. Another team member, Mike Butcher, who has been working as a public servant contracted by the force after retiring as a Mountie, is married to Lee Bergerman, the commanding officer of the Nova Scotia RCMP. Nova Scotia RCMP Commanding Officer and Assistant Commissioner Lee Bergerman is shown at Nova Scotia RCMP headquarters in Dartmouth, N.S., on April 22, 2020. The RCMP said it's funding it jointly through headquarters in Ottawa and "H Division" in Nova Scotia. The mass casualty commission's work will include public proceedings set to run this fall from Oct. 26 to Dec. 10.

Source: CBC News June 14, 2021 09:00 UTC