Federal Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he was “shocked” by the Correctional Service of Canada’s (CSC) decision to transfer serial killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security prison — but he insists his office cannot overrule it.
Mendicino told reporters Monday that he spoke to CSC commissioner Anne Kelly that morning. She promised to review the decision and report back to him in short order, Mendicino said.
“I told her that as a former federal prosecutor and as a Canadian, that I was profoundly concerned and again shocked by this decision,” he said. “She assured me that she understood. She also assured me that she was going to be reviewing the
