Poilievre Calls for Mendicino to Resign Over Revelations on Bernardo Prison Transfer

Minister's office knew of prison transfer months prior to move, federal corrections service says

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino speaks in House of Commons in Ottawa, April 26, 2023. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

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 told reporters in Ottawa on June 14. “These are too many lies. It’s one lie too many. It is time for Marco Mendocino to resign.”