Report on Parteger murder investigation released.

Report of the Board of Investigation into the release and supervision of federal offender Eli Ulayuk was released. He was serving a life sentence for manslaughter and was on full parole when he was charged with the murder of CSC Community Parole Officer Louise Pargeter who died in Whitehorse, YT on October 6, 2004.

The release of the report was delayed until the trial proceedings had concluded. However, Ulayuk pled guilty to second degree murder on February 22, 2006 and was sentenced to life without eligibility of parole for 25 years.

The Board's report examined the offender's behaviour prior to and following his release into the community, the quality and nature of supervision provided, and the appropriateness of Correctional Service of Canada staff safety practices. The Board also examined NPB's decisions, the quality of the risk assessments as well as the NPB's decision-making policies and procedures. This is the first time in CSC's history that a community parole officer died in the line of duty, and CSC immediately took corrective measures to mitigate risks to help ensure this kind of tragedy never happens again.

The NPB has already taken action to reduce the number of hearings per day for Board Members and expanded orientation training for new Board Members as well as ongoing annual training for all Board Members.

In addition to this Report, as required under the Canada Labour Code, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) also investigated the circumstances surrounding the death of Ms. Pargeter and submitted their recommendations to CSC for consideration and review.