DISAPPEARED RECORDINGS MIRACULOUSLY RESURFACE

Audio from a controversial meeting with RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki has been released by the Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry after it was initially thought that the recordings no longer existed. The meeting is at the centre of allegations of political interference into the investigation of the massacre. In recordings made on April 28, 2020 — nine days after the killings — Lucki says she understands the police force can’t release certain details about the investigation into how a lone gunman killed 22 people during a 13-hour rampage. But she goes on to say she felt frustrated when she learned the speaking notes used for an RCMP news conference earlier that day did not include basic information about the killer’s weapons. Lucki said her desire to publicly share these basic facts was in response to a request she received from a minister’s office, though she did not specify which minister or the exact nature of the request. There are three recordings in all, capturing almost 24 minutes of conversation. It is not clear whether the recordings released Thursday represent the entirety of what was said that day.