Corrections chief briefed Mendicino's chief of staff weeks before Bernardo's prison transfer
Then-public safety minister Marco Mendicino's chief of staff was briefed by the head of the Correctional Service of Canada about Paul Bernardo's upcoming prison transfer almost two weeks before it happened — but the minister wasn't told about it until after Bernardo had been moved, says an internal government email.
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Then-public safety minister Marco Mendicino's chief of staff was briefed by the head of the Correctional Service of Canada about Paul Bernardo's upcoming prison transfer almost two weeks before it happened — but the minister wasn't told about it until after Bernardo had been moved, says an internal government email.