Chief Superintendent Chris Leather of RCMP Nova Scotia H-Division speaks to Mass Casualty Committee

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𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭
Chris Leather - Chief Superintendent H-Division NS

𝐀𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐬/𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐬
CHRO - Chief Human Resources Officer
CIP - Critical Incident Preparedness
CIP - Contract Indigenous Policing
CIR - Critical Incident Response
CNIP - Canada National Implementation Plan
CROPS - Criminal Operations Officer
CT - Command Triangle
EMO - Emergency Management Office
IMT - Issues Management Team (would become H-Strong2 team)
PPSA - Provincial Police Service Agreement
PSAP - Public Safety Answering Point (911)
NWEST - National Weapons Enforcement Support Team
SEC - Senior Executive Committee
SiRT - Serious Incident Response Team

𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 '𝐇-𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠' - Investigation name given, RCMP Nova Scotia MCU
Full statements and media appearances ⬇️
https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/ns/operation-h-strong

𝐓𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝
00:06 - Commission Introduction
01:00 - Swearing In
01:24 - Question Plan Overview
03:22 - Leather's qualifications
05:43 - Relationships with H-Division staff
06:32 - Public trust vs. Protecting the investigation
13:17 - Releasing the number of deceased
15:23 - Why Supt. Campbell took over media relations
17:15 - The overload on 911 services
20:53 - Gun inventory request from Comm. Brenda Lucki
26:01 - Comm. Lucki's angry call
27:33 - Ottawa's interest in the firearms
30:03 - Guns used vs. Guns seized
31:06 - Email trail to Lucki & PMO
33:49 - Provincial vs. Federal police standards
37:37 - PPSA & depleted police funding
42:34 - Furthering police integration
44:30 - Comm. Lucki calls Leather directly
48:51 - Exposes Gov. counsel Ms. Ward
52:17 - Interjection by Gov. counsel Ms. Ward
53:28 - Objection by counsel Mr. Bryson
54:06 - Leather asked to leave the room
54:27 - Ms. Ward gives MCC an explanation
55:55 - Leather returns, gives further details about counsel
59:42 - Leather admits Ms. Ward & Ms. MacPhee told him not to talk
01:08:07 - Firearm investigation
01:10:48 - Charging Lisa Banfield, optics, & ammunition
01:20:39 - Const. Brown contacting SiRT investigation
01:23:42 - The release of the video footage (Irving Big Stop)
01:28:28 - Wortman known to police
01:31:46 - Strategic communications, ongoing investigation
01:33:15 - Alerting the public (Ready Alert)
01:37:43 - Political interference
01:38:55 - The wellness review (missing report)
01:39:27 - No alert given to Millbrook
01:43:09 - RCMP vehicle auctions suspended
01:43:48 - Vehicle policing standards
01:53:40 - Commission thanks C/Supt. Leather

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