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    February 24, 2021
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    COMMONS
    THE POLICE #10 – Portapique
    Almost a year after the worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history, Nova Scotians are still in the dark about what exactly happened. A gunman, dressed in an RCMP uniform, driving an RCMP cruiser killed 22 people.
    Arshy Mann
    Host & Producer
    Jordan Cornish
    Producer
    Andréa Schmidt
    Managing Editor, Podcasts
    Damilola Onime
    Producer, Wag the Doug

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    Almost a year after the worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history, Nova Scotians are still in the dark about what exactly happened. A gunman, dressed in an RCMP uniform, driving an RCMP cruiser killed 22 people.

    In the months since, the Mounties have been short on answers. And it’s left people wondering whether they have something to hide.

    Featured in this episode: Stephen Maher, Paul Palango, Sandra McCulloch

     

    To learn more:

    “13 deadly hours” from The Fifth Estate by CBC News

    “How the Nova Scotia shooting victims’ families won a public inquiry into the tragedy,” by Stephen Maher in Maclean’s

    “The Nova Scotia shooter case has hallmarks of an undercover operation” by Paul Palango, Stephen Maher, Shannon Gormley in Maclean’s

     

    Additional music from Audio Network

     

    This episode is sponsored by Rotman, Cullen’s Foods, and Hello Fresh.

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