Ontario's correctional services minister says he's "shocked and disappointed" that a woman convicted in the 2009 murder of an eight-year-old girl has reportedly been transferred from prison to a healing lodge in Saskatchewan.
Michael Tibollo told the legislature on Tuesday that he will be speaking with federal officials about the decision involving Terri-Lynne McClintic.
McClintic was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of Tori Stafford in 2010 and was sentenced to life in prison with no parole for 25 years.
The London Free Press reports Stafford's grandmother saying Correctional Service Canada notified her family of McClintic's move to the Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge.
The lodge is run by Correctional Service Canada and is for offenders that require a minimum to medium security level.
Stafford's father has expressed his frustration at the move, saying on Facebook that McClintic gets her life back in multiple ways but his family will never see Tori again.
Tibollo said such cases can impact the public's confidence in correctional systems.
"My ministry will continue to monitor this matter as it unfolds to see what we can do in this unfortunate situation ... and try to correct what has been done," he said.
A spokeswoman said in an email that the Correctional Service of Canada could not comment on the reported transfer due to the Privacy Act.
McClintic's co-accused Michael Rafferty was sentenced to life in prison in 2012 for kidnapping, sexual assault causing bodily harm and first-degree murder in Tori's death.
