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The public inquiry into Nova Scotia’s mass shooting has named participants, including families of those killed, police groups and organizations that advocate against gender-based violence.
The announcement today of people and organizations considered to have “substantial and direct” interest in the inquiry also included advocacy groups both opposed to and in favour of greater gun control, victims’ advocacy groups and health organizations and unions.
The commission charged with investigating the mass killing in Nova Scotia in April 2020 has announced who has been approved to participate in the proceedings.
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Michael MacDonald, the former Chief Justice of Nova Scotia, stands in downtown Halifax on Thursday, May 13, 2021. MacDonald is the chair of the Mass Casualty Commission, an independent public inquiry created to examine the April 18-19, 2020 mass casualty in Nova Scotia and will submit a report containing their findings, lessons learned, and recommendations at the end of their mandate in November 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan May 13, 2021 - 12:29 PM
HALIFAX - The public inquiry into Nova Scotia s mass shooting has granted standing to 56 participants, including families of those killed, police groups and organizations that advocate against gender-based violence.
The announcement Thursday of people and organizations considered to have substantial and direct interest in the inquiry also included victims advocacy groups, groups supporting and opposing greater gun control and health organizations and unions.
Our digital devices are central to our lives. Our smartphones, lap-tops, iPods and iPads have become, in many respects, electronic representations of who we are.
They store so many personal aspects of our lives, including our finances, communications with others and pictures - a full record of all the places, people and interests we engage with on a day-to-day basis.
How many of us would be prepared to simply hand over our computers or iPhones to others for a snoop around? Likely not many.
So what right of access should police officers expect or be permitted when it comes to searches involving such devices? How much of a person s life should an officer be allowed to examine through the special lens offered by a digital device?
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