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Podcast: The Rodgers Brief
Episode: MCC Day 9 - Witness Panel of First Officers on Scene + Collaborative Cross-Examination
Description: Today was a significant day at the Mass Casualty Commission, as it featured the first substantive witnesses, testified together in the unusual structure of a witness panel. It also featured our first look at how the Commissioners will address the issue of participants’ ability to cross-examine witnesses.  The panel of witnesses included the three RCMP officers who initially responded to the original 911 calls, Constable Stuart Beselt, Constable Adam Merchant, and Constable Aaron Patton. Together, they described their reactions to getting the initial messages shortly after 10 PM on April 18, 2020, their first steps down Portapique Beach Road, and their mindset and act...