Women's groups demand public inquiry of Nova Scotia shooting to expose police failures

Activists say police ignored gunman's record of violence and domestic abuse as government plans a closed-door review

Women's rights activists in Canada are demanding a full public inquiry into the Nova Scotia shooting that left 22 dead, after the federal and provincial governments chose a closed-door examination of the crimes.

Supporters of an open inquiry gathered on Monday in a Halifax park and on a Facebook livestream, and called on the provincial legislature to mandate the public investigation, four days after the governments announced their intention to hold a review panel instead of an inquiry.