FOG BLOG ATLANTIC NEWS LOG: INQUIRY WILL DELVE DEEP INTO THE MASS SHOOTINGS IN PORTAPIQUE N.S.:

Inquiry plans frank account of Nova Scotia mass shooting...Canadians are being advised to brace Monday for the retelling of the horrors of the country's worst mass shooting in modern history as a public inquiry provides a chronological description of the tragedy that began in Portapique, N.S.

Barbara McLean, the lead investigator for the federal-provincial inquiry, told journalists last week that the account to be heard of the April 18-19, 2020, killings is the result of over a year of interviews with witnesses.

It will also make use of 911 calls that desperate residents made as the gunman moved through the community.

."It's my hope that in the coming days, people will ... prepare themselves for what they're about to hear Monday," McLean said.

Thirteen of the 22 victims were murdered in Portapique by a gunman driving a replica RCMP vehicle and wearing an RCMP uniform, and a number of homes were set on fire.

The gunman went on to kill nine other people, including a pregnant woman and an RCMP officer, after he escaped Portapique, committing murders in Debert, Shubenacadie and Wentworth.

Some details of the first night have been revealed in police briefings and witness statements filed to obtain search warrants after the rampage.

However, the inquiry's investigators conducted interviews with more than 150 witnesses, viewed photos and videos and listened to calls made to emergency services to put together their description. The result is a "foundational document" that includes links to transcripts and other source material.