fentanyl trafficker with a history of ignoring court orders is seeking "exceptional parole" because of COVID-19, despite the fact he's only one year into an eight-year sentence. The Matsqui Institution inmate says he has asthma and is worried about dying if he contracts COVID-19 while the Department of Justice drags its heels. So he filed an application for a judicial review of the delay in Federal Court. But in a decision released last week, Justice Sebastien Grammond said he saw no reason why the Federal Court hearing couldn't happen quicker. The parole board acknowledged his application in a letter, but with no parole hearing scheduled, McCulloch applied to Federal Court for a judicial review to decide if the delay was unreasonable.

Source: CBC News May 09, 2020 15:56 UTC