Public Inquiry for NS Shootings
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Authored on July 31, 2020
- Panelists Michelle McQuigge and Meagan Gillmore discuss:
- the public inquiry into Nova Scotia’s mass shooting that will finally go ahead
- the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling against a proposed lawsuit against Newfoundland and Labrador's lottery and gaming commission that alleges their video lottery terminals violated criminal codethat alleges their video lottery terminals violated criminal code
- a book publisher’s opinions on libraries taking away financial gain from authors, publishers and sellers
- Entertainment critic Michael McNeely previews the upcoming Disney film “The One and Only Ivan” starring Sam Rockwell and Bryan Cranston
- And, Karen Mackay from the Centre for Equitable Library Access will tell us about
- some fun reads to check out this summer including:
- The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man: a novel by Jonas Jonasson
- Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation by Stuart Gibb
- An elderly lady is up to no good: stories by Helene Tursten
- the five books shortlisted for this year’s Shaughnessy Cohen Prize which include:
- Canada on the United Nations Security Council: A Small Power on a Large Stage by Adam Chapnicky
- Peace and Good Order: The Case for Indigenous Justice in Canada by Harold R. Johnson
- Claws of the Panda: Beijing’s Campaign of Influence and Intimidation in Canada by Jonathan Manthorpe
- Truth Be Told: My Journey Through Life and the Law by former Supreme Court Chief Justice and novelist Beverley McLachlin
- Canadian Justice, Indigenous Injustice: The Gerald Stanley and Colten Boushie Case by Kent Roach
- some fun reads to check out this summer including: