We have committed to conduct a full and comprehensive public inquiry. We have empowered three public inquiry commissioners to determine all of the circumstances and factors that gave rise to the terrible tragedy of April 18 and 19; to examine everything that was done in response to that terrible tragedy, with a particular emphasis on the services that were provided to victims in that case; and to then make recommendations to both the Government of Nova Scotia and the federal government on how these terrible tragedies can be prevented. That's the purpose of the public inquiry.
I think it's important. We listened to those families, Shannon. We know they had concerns and questions that needed to be answered. We also heard them say that they were not satisfied with the review, that they wanted a full public inquiry. We responded to those concerns and called that. We've been working diligently to ensure that we have the three right people. I'm very pleased with all three of the people who have agreed to participate as the panel for that public inquiry. We've ensured that they have the resources to establish the secretariat and the processes to answer the questions provided in those terms of reference.
We promised those people that we would get answers to their questions regarding that terrible tragedy in April. That's what we've undertaken to do. We've now empowered a public inquiry to get them those answers.