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Senior officials within Correctional Service Canada (CSC) and Public Safety Canada said the then-looming transfer of serial killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security prison needed to be kept “low profile” and under a “close hold” just days before it happened, internal emails show. The newly-released emails also show the CSC …
Read More »Bernardo transfer spurred CSC questions on whether Mendicino knew: emails
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 …
Read More »Pressure continues to mount on Mendicino over Bernardo transfer briefings – National
Pressure continued to mount on Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino Thursday over what he knew about Paul Bernardo’s prison transfer last month. Mendicino faced resignation calls from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre Wednesday after the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) revealed it alerted the minister’s office months before the notorious rapist …
Read More »Minister to provide update on Canada’s gun and gang violence efforts
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 8, 2023 6:37 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Liberal government is expected to announce the renewal of its multimillion-dollar federal gun and gang violence program Monday. Ottawa says Marco Mendicino, federal Minister of Public Safety, will make an …
Read More »Ottawa not committing when to introduce First Nations policing bill – National
The federal government is backing away from setting a timeline to introduce legislation that would declare First Nations policing an essential service, but at least one regional chief hopes to see it this spring. Ghislain Picard, a member of the Assembly of First Nations executive, says it has been fighting …
Read More »RCMP says tips on shady finances ‘may not get investigated’ due to police constraints – National
The RCMP says many tips from Canada’s financial intelligence agency about possible crimes “may not get investigated” due to a lack of policing resources and conflicting priorities. The Mounties make the candid admission in a briefing note prepared for Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino on the working relationship between the …
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