Prison authorities falling short on transparency in reporting COVID-19 data

CSC was among the first Canadian prison authorities to regularly divulge such figures. However, its reporting has become less transparent during the second wave of the pandemic as COVID-19 infections increased inside federal penitentiaries.

Changes in COVID-19 reporting practices also raise questions that require answers from CSC, its Commissioner Anne Kelly, as well as Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY JUSTIN PICHé, KEVIN WALBY, AND ABBY DESHMAN

February 10, 2021

The Correctional Service Canada isn’t known for being transparent. A case in point is its recent stonewalling of an expert panel led by Anthony Doob appointed by the Government of Canada to examine its compliance with legislation that purportedly meant to abolish se...

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