Paul Bernardo: Top court won’t hear families’ case over access to documents [Video]

OTTAWA –

Canada’s top court says it won’t hear arguments about the release of prison and parole documents concerning serial killer Paul Bernardo.

The decisionmarks the end of a years-long battle to expose confidential information used to decide 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.

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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.

The federal information commissioner, the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal all rejected efforts to get those decisions reversed.

The appeal court’s decision in July 2023 …