HALIFAX — The long-awaited public inquiry into the death of an Afghan war veteran who killed his family and himself in rural Nova Scotia is expected to begin early next year — more than two years after the killings. The provincial government promised the inquiry in December 2017, and its terms of reference were later released in May. Members of Desmond’s immediate family have long complained he did not get the help he needed from federal and provincial agencies. Ed Ratushny, a professor emeritus at the University of Ottawa’s law school, has said the provincial inquiry could be prevented from investigating the roles of federal departments, including Veterans Affairs and National Defence. The last time a fatality inquiry was held in Nova Scotia was almost 10 years ago.

Source: National Post December 07, 2018 10:52 UTC