The premier whose government was responsible for directing the search effort for a young boy in Makkovik is now calling for an investigation into the actions of the people who weren’t responsible for the search.
From CBC:
Newfoundland and Labrador's premier is calling for a review of the military's role in the search for a 14-year-old boy who was found dead off the coast of Labrador last week.
“There are a number of questions that I don’t believe we have had satisfactory answers to. The family needs them, the community needs them and the people of this province need them," Kathy Dunderdale told the CBC News show On Point about the search for Burton Winters.
But as DND’s internal report makes plain in the third paragraph:
…the local RCMP in Makkovik has the mandate to lead all GSAR [ground search and rescue] efforts within its jurisdiction, including the decision to request CF assistance.
The RCMP are under contract to the provincial government and report to the province’s justice minister.
Despite that report – posted to the CBC’s website - Dunderdale claims there are outstanding questions about the military role in the search.
Evidently neither she nor her officials watched the video of the DND news conference from February 8 either. CBC posted it the same day. It covers the whole thing and addresses all the questions Dunderdale claims haven’t been answered.
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