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Dalhousie Journal of Legal Studies

Keywords

public inquiries, inquiries, deliberative democracy, nova scotia, mass casualty commission, convening public inquiries, public participation

Abstract

Public inquiries have the potential to promote deliberative democracy. However, the current structure and procedures employed in public inquiries do not promote this goal. Rather, the procedures are based in adversarial methods that do not align with the diverse functions of public inquiries. This paper addresses these procedural shortcomings and seeks to encourage more fulsome public participation. Using the Mass Casualty Commission in Nova Scotia as a case study, this paper proposes procedural changes that could enhance the role of the public in future inquiries to lead to transformative and beneficial policy change.

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