Affidavit of Michael Bear - Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry

(a) not later than December 31 of each year, prepare a summary of
recommendations contained in reports prepared under subsection (3) in the
previous year, without disclosing the name of an individual or agency or any
information that might identify a child or the parent or guardian of a child;
and
(b) include the summary in the report referred to in subsection 43(2)
(annual report by CME).
CME review of investigation report
19(1)Subject to subsection (3), upon receipt of an investigation report, the
chief medical examiner shall review the report and determine whether an
inquest ought to be held.
CME to direct holding of an inquest
19(2)Where the chief medical examiner determines under subsection (1)
that an inquest ought to be held, the chief medical examiner shall direct a
provincial judge to hold an inquest.
Duties of provincial judge at inquest
33(1)After completion of an inquest, the presiding provincial judge shall
(a) make and send a written report of the inquest to the minister setting
forth when, where and by what means the deceased person died, the cause of
the death, the name of the deceased person, if known, and the material
circumstances of the death;
(b) upon the request of the minister, send to the minister the notes or
transcript of the evidence taken at the inquest; and
(c) send a copy of the report to the medical examiner who examined the
body of the deceased person;
and may recommend changes in the programs, policies or practices of the
government and the relevant public agencies or institutions or in the laws of
the province where the presiding provincial judge is of the opinion that such
changes would serve to reduce the likelihood of deaths in circumstances
similar to those that resulted in the death that is the subject of the inquest.
In camera evidence and culpability
33(2) In a report made under subsection (1), a provincial judge
(a) may disclose in camera evidence that is received during the inquest
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