Family members of those killed during the mass
shooting in central Nova Scotia in April are seeking to launch a class
action against the RCMP and the province, arguing police failed to
adequately protect and inform the public during the attacks.
In documents filed in Nova Scotia Supreme Court, the plaintiffs allege the RCMP failed to send timely and appropriate warnings to members of the communities where a gunman killed 22 people in five communities on April 18 and 19.
The allegations in the June 16 document have not been proven in court and neither the RCMP nor the province, which had contracted out policing services to the national force, have filed a statement of defence.
The representative plaintiffs are Andrew O'Brien, the widower of nurse Heather O'Brien, and Tyler Blair, the son of Greg Blair and stepson of Jamie Blair.
Lawyer Sandra McCulloch says the "majority" of family members of the victims are participating in the effort to certify the class action.
The plaintiffs also include people injured by the gunman, who was killed by police on April 19 outside a gas station in Enfield, N.S., and others who suffered property damage when the killer burned houses in several communities.
https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/families-proposed-class-action-allegesIn documents filed in Nova Scotia Supreme Court, the plaintiffs allege the RCMP failed to send timely and appropriate warnings to members of the communities where a gunman killed 22 people in five communities on April 18 and 19.
The allegations in the June 16 document have not been proven in court and neither the RCMP nor the province, which had contracted out policing services to the national force, have filed a statement of defence.
The representative plaintiffs are Andrew O'Brien, the widower of nurse Heather O'Brien, and Tyler Blair, the son of Greg Blair and stepson of Jamie Blair.
Lawyer Sandra McCulloch says the "majority" of family members of the victims are participating in the effort to certify the class action.
The plaintiffs also include people injured by the gunman, who was killed by police on April 19 outside a gas station in Enfield, N.S., and others who suffered property damage when the killer burned houses in several communities.
https://www.capebretonpost.com/news/provincial/families
https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-
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