Report on Quebec Woman Murdered by Offender on Day Parole Calls for Better Oversight

Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Dec. 11, 2020. Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press

OTTAWA—A report into the murder of a Quebec City woman last year at the hands of a federal offender out on day parole is recommending better oversight and changes to how cases are managed in the province.

Marylene Levesque, 22, was found dead Jan. 22 in a Quebec City hotel room, stabbed numerous times by Eustachio Gallese.