Disclosure to victims can outstrip an offender’s right to privacy

For a government agency to claim that they cannot disclose information for privacy reasons is not an excuse that is either acceptable or defensible today.

There is a framework in place for sharing more information in relation to the penitentiary transfer of Paul Bernardo, but it requires fearless leadership on the part of Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino and the corrections commissioner to make it happen, writes Don Head.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DON HEAD

July 20, 2023

The recent coverage regarding the penitentiary transfer of Paul Bernardo has been extremely troubling on so many fronts. First and foremost, I can only begin to imagine the pain and grief that the families of Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy go through every time his name i...

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