Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston made it clear at this time his authorities determined to switch the choose overseeing the Lionel Desmond inquiry as a result of Warren Zimmer’s remaining report was taking too lengthy to finish.
The provincial fatality inquiry, which was created 5 years in the past, investigated why the Afghanistan battle veteran killed three members of his household and himself of their rural Nova Scotia dwelling in January 2017.
Zimmer was set to retire as a provincial courtroom choose in March 2022, a month earlier than the inquiry’s hearings concluded, however his time period was prolonged 4 instances over the previous 18 months to permit him to finish the report.
After the latest extension expired on Friday, provincial Attorney General Brad Johns determined to name in a alternative.
Houston says his authorities took motion as a result of it wasn’t clear if the report would ever be completed.
The premier says the federal government couldn’t go on granting extensions.
“How many times do you say, ‘another extension, another extension, another extension,’ before you accept the reality maybe you need to take another course to get it finished,” Houston informed reporters after an unrelated announcement.
“So we wish Justice Zimmer well, but our interest is getting a completed report and that’s why we took the action we took.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed July 5, 2023.
