Press Releases

July 23, 2009

Retired British Columbia Appeal Court Justice Thomas R. Braidwood, QC, has made 19 recommendations to the provincial government regarding the appropriate use of conducted energy weapons (tasers) by law enforcement agencies in the province.
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November 4, 2008

Braidwood Commission of Inquiry will subpoena the RCMP officers involved in the incident if Crown counsel has still not made a decision on charges by the time the inquiry resumes on January 19, 2009.
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October 27th, 2008

The second phase of hearings for the Braidwood Commissions of Inquiry has been postponed again until January 19, 2009.
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September 19th, 2008

The start of the second phase of hearings for the Braidwood Commissions of Inquiry has been postponed until November 12.
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August 12th, 2008

The Braidwood Hearing and Study Commission today published details of the application process for people who wish to participate in the public inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Robert Dziekanski.
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June 30th, 2008

The second phase of the Braidwood Commissions of Inquiry into the use of conducted energy weapons (Tasers) in British Columbia is scheduled to begin on October 20.
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June 10th, 2008

Attorney General Wally Oppal has given the Braidwood Commissions of Inquiry into the use of conducted energy weapons in British Columbia a five month extension to complete the work of the study commission.
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