Macleans did a story on the NS shooter and man this case is getting weirder and weirder…  The RCMP has publicly stated that they didn’t have any relationship with him but now the press anyway is not so sure.

The withdrawal of $475,000 in cash by the man who killed 22 Nova Scotians in April matches the method the RCMP uses to send money to confidential informants and agents, sources say.

& later in the article…

If Wortman was an RCMP informant or agent, it could explain why the force appeared not to take action on complaints about his illegal guns and his assault on his common-law wife.

A Mountie familiar with the techniques used by the force in undercover operations, but not with the details of the investigation into the shooting, says Wortman could not have collected his own money from Brink’s as a private citizen.

“There’s no way a civilian can just make an arrangement like that,” he said in an interview.

He added that Wortman’s transaction is consistent with the Mountie’s experience in how the RCMP pays its assets. “I’ve worked a number of CI cases over the years and that’s how things go. All the payments are made in cash. To me that transaction alone proves he has a secret relationship with the force.”

A second Mountie, who does not know the first one but who has also been involved in CI operations, also believes that Wortman’s ability to withdraw a large sum of money from Brink’s is an indication that Wortman had a link with the police. “That’s tradecraft,” the Mountie said, explaining that by going through CIBC Intria, the RCMP could avoid typical banking scrutiny, as there are no holds placed on the money.

“That’s what we do when we need flash money for a buy. We don’t keep stashes of money around the office. When we suddenly need a large sum of money to make a buy or something, that’s the route we take. I think [with the Brink’s transaction] you’ve proved with that single fact that he had a relationship with the police. He was either a CI or an agent.”

So what the hell is going on?  Was the shooter an RCMP asset and that’s why they didn’t take his illegal guns away or investigate the allegations of domestic assault?  I’m very thankful that the Canadian media is not letting up on this case and the RCMP silence is deafening…  There’s definitely something shady going on and the conspiracy theorist in me says our PM announced the gun ban (on false pretenses) to save the RCMP from major embarrassment.

Guns & gun owners have always been political pawns but this is absolutely ridiculous and there needs to be a damn public inquiry.