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Podcast: The Rodgers Brief
Episode: MCC Day 69 - Indigenous Consultation and Political Positioning
Description: The Mass Casualty Commission hosted two talking circles today, featuring indigenous persons from across Nova Scotia. The participants discussed their experiences of the morning of April 19, 2020, their views on the institutions serving Nova Scotians, and their views on policing. An interesting comparison was made with the lack of a trusting relationship between the police and indigenous communities, and the current lack of trust that Nova Scotians more broadly are feeling following the events of the mass casualty. The Commissioners were very respectful of the participants, perhaps to the point of being patronizing, but perhaps genuinely. The three Commissioners participated...