Senior Mountie Stands by His Notes Suggesting Political Interference in Nova Scotia Mass Shooting Probe

Chief Supt. Darren Campbell provides testimony related to support for family members at the Mass Casualty Commission inquiry into the mass murders in rural Nova Scotia on April 18–19, 2020, in Halifax on July 25, 2022. Kelly Clark/The Canadian Press

The senior RCMP officer whose handwritten notes have ignited the controversy about allegations of political interference in the investigation of the Nova Scotia mass shooting said on July 26 that he stands by his account.

Chief Superintendent Darren Campbell also said that any kind of interference in investigations, political or not, is unacceptable.