Supreme Court Won’t Hear Families’ Years-Long Case Over Access to Bernardo Documents

Canada’s top court says it won’t hear arguments about the release of prison and parole documents concerning serial killer Paul Bernardo. The decision marks the end of a years-long battle to expose confidential information used to decide Mr. Bernardo’s prospects for parole. Family members of Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French have long sought the release of government records about their loved ones’ convicted murderer. The Supreme Court decision also affects a case about the disclosure of documents to the family of Const. Michael Sweet about his killer, Craig Munro. Correctional Service Canada and the Parole Board of Canada both declined to release records to the families via access-to-information requests....