RCMP to face trial in April on labour charges stemming from Moncton shootings
MONCTON, N.B. — More than two months have been set aside for the trial of the RCMP on Labour Code charges stemming from the force’s response to a 2014 shooting rampage in New Brunswick that left three officers dead.
Defence lawyers declined comment Friday as they left a pre-trial conference in Moncton.
When the force entered pleas of not-guilty in May 2016, lawyer Mark Ertel said the pre-trial conference would be necessary to try to condense the hearings.
Friday’s meeting lasted only about 30 minutes, with defence lawyer Norman Boxall only saying that the trial will begin April 18 and is scheduled to go until the end of June.