Desmond Inquiry: Relative Says Decision to Dismiss Judge Was the Wrong Move

Desmond Inquiry: Relative Says Decision to Dismiss Judge Was the Wrong Move
The Desmond Fatality Inquiry is being held at the Guysborough Municipal building in Guysborough, N.S. on Nov.18, 2019.Andrew Vaughan /Canadian Press
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The Nova Scotia government should not have dismissed the judge leading the Lionel Desmond inquiry, a close relative of the former soldier at the centre of the high-profile probe said Thursday.

Desmond’s sister Chantel said she and other family members wanted provincial court Judge Warren Zimmer to finish his work, which started more than five years ago.