Mendicino Grapples to Explain Lack of Bernardo Info Despite His Office, PMO Knowing

Mendicino Grapples to Explain Lack of Bernardo Info Despite His Office, PMO Knowing
Then-Public Safety minister Marco Mendicino speaks during question period in the House of Commons on Oct. 4, 2022. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
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Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino’s office said Thursday that it was informed about Paul Bernardo’s pending prison transfer at several key junctures leading up to the move.

That included the office being “informally advised in the weeks that followed” the transfer decision being made on March 27, it said in a statement.