Trudeau Learned of Paul Bernardo Transfer the Day It Happened, Before Mendicino Knew

Trudeau Learned of Paul Bernardo Transfer the Day It Happened, Before Mendicino Knew
Paul Bernardo is shown in this courtroom sketch during Ontario court proceedings via video link in Napanee, Ont., on Oct. 5, 2018. Greg Banning/The Canadian Press
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office says he learned about the prison transfer of Paul Bernardo the day it happened — a day earlier than Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino.

The confirmation came as Conservatives called for Mendicino’s ouster over his office’s handling of the information that the convicted killer and serial rapist was being moved out of maximum-security prison.