Bret McCann 🇨🇦 🇦🇺

Retired & travelling

[Bret McCann 🇨🇦 🇦🇺 @brettonmccann]

Landscaping has recently been done for the Darling memorial at Grandin Pond in St. Albert. I think it is woolly thyme & lavender. Should look beautiful in the spring! Thank you very much to Mika for the photographs.

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RT @DaneLloydMP: Victims of crime and their families are also serving a life sentence.

When criminals are up for parole, victims deserve…

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I’m sharing this Crime Beat episode, which covers the tragic disappearance of my parents, Lyle and Marie McCann, in July 2010, and the eventual conviction of Travis Vader for their murders.

Support McCann’s Law – ��No Body, No Parole.”

https://t.co/RDNUKNoggU via @YouTube

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'No body, no parole’: local MP pushes McCanns' Law in House of Commons https://t.co/Sc86wEtCsT via @stalbertgazette

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MP Dane Lloyd Introduces McCann’s Law - Conservative Party of Canada https://t.co/vUHyy38u1F

[Dane Lloyd @DaneLloydMP]

It is unacceptable that a murderer would walk free without disclosing the location of their victims’ remains.

McCanns’ Law will empower judges to withhold the possibility of parole until a murderer does exactly that.

No body? No parole.

[Dane Lloyd @DaneLloydMP]

I’m truly saddened to hear about the presumed death of this young man, Samuel Bird. I am thinking of his family at this time. I hope that when his killers are brought to justice that we can use McCanns’ Law to hold them accountable and find Samuel.

[Chief Billy Morin @billymorinECN]

As a politician, I’ve always strived to seek tangible action in public service. My colleague @DaneLloydMP sets a great example on how he makes a difference in the mission to obtain Justice owed to Samuel Birds Family (his constituents) and many more families who are owed closure.

[Bret McCann 🇨🇦 🇦🇺 @brettonmccann]

Bill C-236 is so important! Contact your MP and urge them to support Dane Lloyd’s private member’s bill. Your voice counts!

[Dane Lloyd @DaneLloydMP]

Edmonton police have announced that 14 year old Samuel Bird is presumed dead. It is believed that his killers have hidden his remains west of Edmonton.

Sadly, Samuel’s story is not an isolated one.

In 2010, Lyle and Marie McCann were also murdered. To this day, their killer refuses to disclose the whereabouts of their remains.

Bill C-236 will empower judges and parole boards to hold killers accountable when they deny families the fundamental right to give their loved ones a proper burial.

We owe it to Lyle, Marie, Samuel, and their families to pass Bill C-236.

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McCann's Law has been resubmitted for consideration to the House of Commons by MP Dane Lloyd.

[Larry Brock @LarryBrockMP]

MP Dane Lloyd Introduces McCann’s Law

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 22, 2025
Ottawa, ON – Dane Lloyd, Conservative Member of Parliament for Parkland, introduced McCanns’ Law in the House of Commons today, proudly seconded by MP Michael Cooper.

Bill C-236, introduced this afternoon, seeks to support families and honour homicide victims by ensuring they receive the justice and respect they deserve. The legislation adds stronger penalties on offenders convicted of crimes resulting in death if they refuse to disclose the location of their victim’s remains. These consequences would apply during sentencing, parole eligibility determinations, and conditional release applications.

In 2010, Travis Vader brutally murdered Lyle and Marie McCann of St. Albert, Alberta. The Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench convicted Vader of manslaughter and sentenced him to life in prison, with eligibility for parole after seven years. To this day, the McCann family does not know the location of Lyle and Marie’s bodies. By withholding this critical information, Vader continues to inflict pain on the family.

The McCanns’ son, Bret McCann, said: “By withholding where he left their bodies, Vader is able to continuously revictimize our family. Without a proper funeral and memorial, our family was unable to fully grieve and reach some degree of closure.”

McCann added that throughout the whole trial, Vader repeatedly mocked his family.

Currently, sentencing judges and parole boards are not required to consider an offender’s refusal to disclose the location of a victim’s remains in their decisions. This legislation would grant them the authority to ensure justice for the deceased and provide closure for grieving families.

“Families have a right to know where their loved ones are. They have the right to give them a proper funeral and those who would deny them these fundamental rights must be held to account,” concluded Lloyd.

[Dane Lloyd @DaneLloydMP]

Today, I reintroduced McCanns’ Law in the House of Commons.

In 2010, Lyle and Marie McCann were brutally murdered. Their family has never been able to hold a funeral because the killer refuses to reveal the location of their remains.

McCanns’ Law ensures that murderers who do not cooperate remain ineligible for parole.

Families have a right to know where their loved ones are. They have a right to give them a proper funeral, and those who would deny them these fundamental rights must be held to account.

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@CarlyDRobinson Your reporting is impressive. Timely, accurate and extensive.

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@MichaelCooperMP @SenatBoisvenu This is an excellent initiative, Michael. You have been a terrific advocate for the support of victims.

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@Paulsgirl28 @15phoenix Nice picture, Meghan.

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@CurlingCanada @PetermanGallant Melbourne, Australia.

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@Devin_Heroux @CBCOlympics Melbourne, Australia.

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McCanns’ Law would give law enforcement the ability to use the refusal to provide the location of bodies or remains as a tool for harsher punishment or a longer ineligibility period for parole for convicted killers. Please RT.
https://t.co/L7naD5DkEx via @stalbertgazette

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McCanns’ Law will provide incentives for offenders to provide information regarding the remains of victims.

Please LIKE & SHARE.

Radio Active with Adrienne Pan - June 17, 2021: McCann's Law https://t.co/pek820YIne

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McCanns’ Law will provide incentives for offenders to provide information regarding the remains of victims.

[Courtney Theriault @cspotweet]

Alberta MP Dane Lloyd introducing McCann's Law in Ottawa today.

Bill C-316 aims to give authorities tools to help find bodies of murder victims if their killers won't share those details.

#yeg #yyc