MCC Day 39 – Support Services, Family Liaison Officer, and Commissioner Exerts Political Pressure For Feds

The proceedings today focused on some of the after-effects of the shootings and the services made available to family members and others. There was a Foundational Document presentation on mental health supports offered, and then witness testimony from Cst. Wayne “Skipper” Bent, who was assigned to be the family liaison officer on behalf of the RCMP. The most explosive part of the evidence was left until the end of the day, when we were told about political pressure from the Prime Minister, through Commissioner Lucki, to use the shootings as support for the government’s gun control legislation.