Soon after Canadians were told privacy law was preventing them from learning why notorious serial killer Paul Bernardo was moved to a medium-security prison, the federal privacy watchdog was reminded behind the scenes that there are ways around it. Bernardo had spent nearly 30 years in a maximum-security prison—most recently the Millhaven Institution near Kingston,…
Privacy Act Allows Disclosure for Inmate Transfers, Mendicino Said It Restricts Them
Deputy Minister Had No Reason to Think Mendicino Unaware of Bernardo Move: Department
The federal Public Safety Department is defending a decision by its top officials not to contact the minister directly about the transfer of notorious serial killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security prison. Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino has for weeks been dealing with the fallout from the Correctional Service of Canada’s decision to move Bernardo…
Corrections Head Questioned How Mendicino Was Kept in Dark Over Bernardo Transfer
Days after Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino shared his outrage on social media over the transfer of notorious serial killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security prison, the head of Canada’s federal prison system asked the department whether the politician had been told of the move. Anne Kelly, the commissioner of the Correctional Service of Canada,…
Mendicino Grapples to Explain Lack of Bernardo Info Despite His Office, PMO Knowing
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says it is “unacceptable” he was kept in the dark about Paul Bernardo’s controversial prison transfer. Questions are swirling on Parliament Hill today about why he and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were among the last to know about it, despite their staff being informed months earlier. The Liberal government was…
Poilievre Calls for Mendicino to Resign Over Revelations on Bernardo Prison Transfer
June 14, 2023
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Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino to resign in light of revelations that his office was aware of Paul Bernardo’s transfer to a medium-security prison months ago. “He’s lied about his knowledge and role in moving Paul Bernardo from a maximum security penitentiary to a medium security penitentiary,”…
Poilievre Calls on Liberals to Make Killers Like Bernardo Stay in Max-Security Prison
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should see to it that mass murderers serve their entire sentences in maximum-security prison. The call comes as Trudeau’s government deals with the fallout from a Correctional Service of Canada decision to transfer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security institution in Quebec. Anne Kelly, commissioner of the…
Liberal Government Proclaims National Day Against Gun Violence
June 1, 2023
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The Liberal government has proclaimed that National Day Against Gun Violence will be held annually on the first Friday of June, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claiming it will be a “Day of remembrance and a time to recommit ourselves to building a Canada free of gun violence.” Trudeau made the announcement June 1 during…
Mendicino Introduces Bill to Create Independent Review Body for RCMP and CBSA
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino unveiled legislation on Tuesday to address the issue of anti-black and anti-indigenous racism in policing and the justice system by establishing an independent review body for the RCMP and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). “We know that racialized and indigenous Canadians are vastly overrepresented in prisons interact more frequently with…
Mendicino Testifies on Bill That Would Create Independent Review Body for RCMP, CBSA
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino testified Tuesday on a bill that would address anti-black and anti-indigenous racism in policing and the justice system by establishing an independent review body for the RCMP and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Mendicino said Bill C-20, which was tabled in the House of Commons on June 21, 2022,…
EXPLAINER: Which Guns Can Canadians Still Own and Purchase After Bill C-21 Becomes Law?
May 24, 2023
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With Bill C-21 passing the House of Commons and going to the Senate, Canada could soon see what Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino calls “the most significant gun control legislation in Canada in a generation.” The legislation, known as “An Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments,” proposes a series of amendments…
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