Costs Reach $25.6 Million for Public Inquiry Into 2020 Mass Shooting in Nova Scotia

RCMP Cpl. Duane Ivany, a member of the force's emergency medical response team, fields questions as commissioners Leanne Fitch, Michael MacDonald, chair, and Kim Stanton, left to right, look on at the Mass Casualty Commission inquiry into the mass murders in rural Nova Scotia on April 18/19, 2020, in Dartmouth, N.S. on May 5, 2022. The Canadian Press/Andrew Vaughan

The public inquiry into Nova Scotia’s mass shooting has already cost $25.6 million to investigate the April 18-19, 2020, rampage—and there are still about five months remaining in its mandate.

Costs are shared between the federal and provincial governments for the inquiry, which was established in October 2020 and started public proceedings on Feb. 22 of this year.