I have no idea what Wiley’s physical or emotional issues are that preclude the public from seeing him testify, but I suspect that, real or imagined, whatever they are, they pale in comparison to the trauma experienced by Lisa Banfield. Stephen Kimber this morning covers many of these issues, concluding that:

That’s because due to an “accommodation request,” Wiley’s testimony will only be available to those who register for a video link beforehand, and his testimony can’t be broadcast by media on the nightly news or the radio.Īccommodation requests are granted as part of the MCC’s “trauma-informed” approach. The courts tell juries that they are to judge the truthfulness of witnesses in part on their demeanour, and how they respond to questioning, but unfortunately, the public (which is a sort of jury in the MCC proceedings) won’t be able to see Wiley’s testimony today. These are just some of the areas worth pursuing at the inquiry today. Wiley’s interactions with GW raise all sorts of questions: Was Wiley aware of a 2002 incident, in which police are said to have responded to a violent encounter between GW and Banfield at Sutherland Lake? Why didn’t Wiley follow up on the 2010 request from Halifax police to investigate whether GW had weapons? Wiley said he was aware of a police bulletin that said GW wanted to kill police, but why didn’t Wiley ask him about it when they came across each other at the grocery store? And does Wiley have any more insight into the murder of Butlin? The two or three times he met Lisa Banfield, he sensed no tension between the two if Wiley had any inkling of abuse, he would’ve been on that “like a fat kid on smarties,” he said. Wiley never saw any police memorabilia or firearms. They’d talk about woodworking and GW’s construction projects - Wiley was impressed with the deck on the back of GW’s cottage, and just shoot the breeze until Wiley had to head on for another call. GW struck him as polite, in the manner of a private school kid. The stops would take five minutes, or an hour, depending. In his Apinterview with an RCMP investigator brought in from Ontario and his June 2021 interview with an MCC investigator, Wiley seems forthcoming (he didn’t ask for a lawyer) if, by my read, somewhat overly guileless.Īs Wiley told it, on his way back from other calls along the coast, he’d occasionally stop in unannounced to visit GW because he was trying to maintain relationships in the community and GW seemed like someone who would have an understanding of what was happening in the area. There’s no evidence that Wiley attempted to contact Duggan or take any other action related to Butlin’s complaint. Wiley told Butlin there was no criminality involved, and suggested that she simply block Duggan’s number on her phone. In 2017, Wiley was one of the officers who responded to Susie Butlin’s complaints that she had been sent harassing texts by her next door neighbour, Junior Duggan.In 2010, after GW threatened to kill his parents, Halifax police asked Wiley to contact GW and investigate whether GW had any weapons, but Wiley never did so.Wiley visited the killer’s house in Portapique 15 or 16 times (the Examiner refers to the killer as GW), mostly in the period between 20, but some years later Wiley ran into GW at the grocery store in Truro, and then, weirdly, one day in 2017 Wiley stopped to relieve himself in the woods and GW drove up on an ATV.Here’s what we know about Wiley in relation to the MCC’s work: Wiley is an RCMP constable who played a prominent role in events now being investigated by the MCC. RCMP Constable Greg Wiley is testifying before the Mass Casualty Commission (MCC) today… sorta. Pool photo by Andrew Vaughan/ Canadian Press

The Mass Casualty Commission, with (left to right) commissioners Leanne Fitch, Michael MacDonald, and Kim Stanton, in February 2022.

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