Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday he still has "full confidence" in RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki, who has recently met with much criticism over the investigation into the 2020 Nova Scotia massacre..“Absolutely not," Trudeau said when asked by a reporter if his office interfered with the RCMP's investigation into the April 18 and 19, 2020 attacks, which resulted in the deaths of 22 people.."We did not put any undue influence or pressure. It is extremely important to highlight that it is only the RCMP, it is only police that determine what and when to release information," said the prime minister, who is in Rwanda meeting with Commonwealth leaders.."The commissioner's statement, the ministers statement, were very clear on that. Yes, I still very much have full confidence in Lucki.".A few days ago, it was reported that Lucki pressured the RCMP in Nova Scotia to release details of the weapons used by the killer..Lucki said she had promised Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair and the prime minister's office that the RCMP would release the information as it was "tied to pending gun control legislation." The RCMP repeatedly refused, citing the ongoing investigation..Less than two weeks after the shooting, the Liberal government banned 1,500 makes and models of assault-style firearms, some of which were used by the Nova Scotia shooter..Lucki later denied she interfered with the investigation and defended her discussions with Blair. She said as a police officer and the RCMP Commissioner, she would "never take actions or decisions that could jeopardize an investigation.".On Thursday, Trudeau added that at the time, Canadians had a lot of questions around what happened in Nova Scotia..“I had regular briefings on what we knew, what we didn’t know and those answers continue to come out even as the public inquiry’s ongoing, so families can actually learn what happened, and we will continue to take responsible action," he said.
