MPs scrutinize parole board following report on murder of Quebec woman

The parole strategy for convicted killer was ‘completely unacceptable,’ says CSC commissioner Anne Kelly after a report found the authorities missed warning signs before a woman’s death last year.

Jennifer Oades, chairperson of the Parole Board of Canada, fielded many of the questions and bore much of the criticism made by opposition MPs. Photograph courtesy of ParlVu screengrab

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

January 26, 2021

MPs questioned on Monday why the Parole Board of Canada appeared to be “absolved” of error in a recent report examining the murder of a Quebec woman by a man granted parole, pressing the agency's chairperson to identify ways to ensure such tragedies are prevented ...

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