OTTAWA — Canada's first watchdog for crime victims has himself become a victim of job loss.
Steve Sullivan said he was surprised to receive a letter from the Harper government advising him to "start career planning as soon as possible" because his three-year term will not be renewed when it expires on April 24.
...His job, as head of the nine-person office, is to help victims' tap into existing federal services, promote the needs of victims within the justice system and government, review complaints and identify emerging victims' issues.
Could it be politically motivated?
...The government also refused late last year to renew the appointments of Peter Tinsley, the former chair of the Military Police Complaints Commission, and Paul Kennedy, the head of the RCMP public complaints commission. Both appointees were widely viewed as thorns in the government's side.