Deputy Minister Had No Reason to Think Mendicino Unaware of Bernardo Move: Department

Deputy Minister Had No Reason to Think Mendicino Unaware of Bernardo Move: Department
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino speaks about the government's firearms buyback program in the Foyer of the House of Commons, in Ottawa, April 26, 2023. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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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 in late May from a maximum-security prison in Ontario to an institution in Quebec known for offering treatment programs for sex offenders.