Corrections Head Questioned How Mendicino Was Kept in Dark Over Bernardo Transfer

Corrections Head Questioned How Mendicino Was Kept in Dark Over Bernardo Transfer
Then-minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 15, 2023. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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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, also reached out to Mendicino directly to let him know that she had seen the tweet in which he voiced his concern over the move and offered to arrange a meeting.