A debt of gratitude for Ivan Zinger, correctional investigator

Five federally operated regional treatment centres are 'not fit for the purpose,' and Ivan Zinger argues the Correctional Service of Canada should not even be in the mental health business, but should hand that to the experts. It’s hard to disagree with the logic.

Dr. Ivan Zinger, correctional investigator of Canada, holds up his last annual report on Nov. 12, 2025, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY ROSE LEMAY

November 17, 2025

OTTAWA—On Nov. 12, Dr. Ivan Zinger, the correctional investigator of Canada, dropped his most recent annual report on the state of prisons. The truth is harsh: mental hea...

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