Don Edwards victim impact statement

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May 18, 2015

Attention: Parole Board of Canada and Correction Services Canada

My name is Don Edwards, I am the son of Arnold and Donna Edwards. Within me, is 100% the DNA of two very

special and precious individuals … the creators/givers and heroes of my life. With the strength of my parents, who

sacrificed their lives to save ours, I stand before you to plead the Edwards Family case on the reasons why George

Harding Lovie, ‘the Offender’, should never-ever-ever-ever be released from incarceration.

In my personal life, I played in many big NHL and International hockey league games, but never could have

imagined on March 21st

, 1991, started an endless timeless nightmare … where the scoreboard reads George

Harding Love: 2, versus, the Edwards Family: Devastated. Unfortunately, this is not a game, but a pattern in-

which a promise was made, weeks in planning and preparation – then executed.

Like my wife, son, daughters, sisters, brother –in-laws, nieces and nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles, neighbors,

friends and supporters, together we share the same serious concern, that George Harding Lovie will once again

devastate our lives and follow through with that next promise … ‘the promise to kidnap and kill other family

members, and possibly kill others innocent victims in a community’.

The Edwards Family is here today to once again make our case on the reason why George Harding Lovie should

remain incarceration, but also to contest/dispute George Harding Lovie’s three most recent requests, they

include:

1.

60 day Work release program to Gravenhurst

2.

TWO Administrative ETAs to Sudbury

3.

SIX days of leave of absence without escort.

George Harding Lovie has also requested transfer to a halfway house in Sudbury. Due to the circumstances and

true facts that surround this case, for the safety of our entire family, the Edwards Family will never end the fight

to keep the Monster, ‘George Harding Lovie’ incarcerated.

After our family was notified of George Harding Lovie’s requests, I telephoned and spoke with Scott Tempest,

Warden, Beaver Creek Correctional Institute. I asked Mr. Tempest a number of questions regarding his

knowledge of George Harding Lovie. While we respect the administrative reports which may be on file (which we

are not-privy) that detail the ‘Offenders’ day-to-day activities which impact the Warden’s decisions on granting

these requests, the questions I specifically asked were directed on whether or not Mr. Tempest was aware of the

numerous acts of manipulation by George Harding Lovie in court and other? And further, was he aware or had

he ever read in detail (in full summary) any of the court transcripts? Shockingly, but to no surprise, the

Warden’s answer was no. In-fact, it was the first time the matters of our concern were brought to his attention.

Troubling and disturbing, this is the same individual (the Warden) who transferred/shuffled George Harding Lovie

between a medium and minimum security facility. We ask, does George Harding Lovie’s manipulationcontinue?

Simply and emphatically, this is not a case for any Warden, Case Worker or Case Psychologist who is assigned

the duty to monitor the behavior of George Harding Lovie, who’s manipulation is clearly documented and

recorded in the Canadian Federal Court to decide!



Further to our multiple Victim Impact Statements which are already on record, let me take a moment to address a

few (and I do reference just a few) of the reasons for our concerns:

Weeks before the first degree murders of Arnold & Donna Edwards and the attempted murder of my

sister Michelle, George Harding Lovie stalked, manipulated, forcibly confined at knife point, raped and

sexually assaulted my sister. On arrest and in court, despite the order from the Justice of the Peace that

the ‘Offender’ stay away from the Edwards Family, George Harding Lovie not only violated the condition,

Lovie manipulated the Hamilton Wentworth Police and Ontario Provincial Court … and further duringthis time period purchased a high powered rifle and a 9 inch “buck” knife.

In Federal Trial, during a lengthy ten (10) day delay which was a result of George Harding Lovie’s actions in

court, a person only needs to read the court transcript and the instruction to the jury from Judge

Borkavich, Supreme Court Justice … which specifically references, ‘Lovie’s attempt to try and

manipulate the court and the judicial system’. This was a result of George Harding Lovie refusal to return

to the stand in cross examination. The case set Canadian history. Further, in testimony, two different

Sergeants (McCullough and Lang) with the Hamilton Wentworth Police testified, they too were

repeatedly lied to and manipulated.

In Federal Trial, Ms. Carrie Love (George Harding Lovie’s sister) testified, George Harding Lovie planned tokidnap and murder other Edwards Family members … specifically the grandchildren of Arnold & Donna

Edwards.

Most recently – two years ago, at George Harding Lovie’s last Parole Board hearing which was also held

here at Beaver Creek, over sixteen Edwards’ family members travelled thousands of miles to attend the

hearing. What resulted, after the Edwards Family had read or broadcast via voice recording all of the

victim impact statements from those that could not attend and all of those that were present, after

recess, George Harding Lovie once again refused to return to the hearing … further manipulation?

The Parole Hearing and the actions of Lovie on that day not only impacted all of the Edwards Family, it

reassured us of our determination to keep George Harding Lovie incarcerated. For the past twenty-fourplus years and for the rest our lives, from the premeditated actions of George Harding Lovie on March

21, 1991, like myself, lives of the members of the Edwards Family have severely been damaged, forever

- now deal from the never ending effects of post traumatic stress disorder.

Let me list just a few of the symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder which have affected me personally, they

include:

Continuously, your eyes looking over your shoulder and behind your back to see who may be stalking.

Nightmares, waking up in the night, finding yourself in a hot feverish sweat dreaming that you had just

re-entered a caring and loving home, but instead to find a place of childhood had been devastated with

shattered glass, bullet holes throughout the kitchen door, kitchen cupboards, walls and window, pools

of blood where you know our Father and Mother had been killed.

Suddenly awaking to the simplest of noise, only to find that your spouse has turned in bed.

Imagine, sitting in a desk, eyes open, the lights on and staring endlessly into darkness.

Experience, standing in a room filled with close personal friends, only to find yourself standing in a

corner, crawling in your skin, shaking, running from the festive environment.



Trying to work and be productive, but finding one’s self immersed and focused on other thoughts.

March 21, 1991 … suddenly struck with a unknown ailment, having to surrender a rising career in

broadcasting (Hockey Night In Canada, TSN and Sports Channel America (ESPN) and licensed realtor, to

support my family, I had to depend on life savings that were intended and planned for later retirement

… $400,000 plus thousands.

To protect our safety, only the special few – closest of friends are asked to visit and stay in our homeand know our whereabouts. To protect their safety, not even my sisters (Jessie, Dale or Michelle) know

my immediate family’s whereabouts.

‘ Welcome to the life of Don Edwards’

Over the past twenty-four plus years, from case files and past examples, we have learned many things about the

deficiencies of the Canadian Judicial System, Correction Services Canada, and the Parole Board of Canada. For this

reason, the Edwards Family will never end our fight to keep George Harding Lovie incarcerated.

I ask the Parole Board of Canada these questions:

What kind of person … sexually assaults, rapes, unlawfully confines a person with a knife?

What kind of person – during the assault, threatens and promises to kill her and her parents or other

Edwards Family members if they appear at the door. On exit, what type of persons threatens to kill a

person and her parents, if parents are told and police are contacted?

What kind of person purchases a high powered rifle, prior to murders practices putting the bullets in

and out of the rifle, for more lethal damage notches “X” grooves into the heads of those bullets, and

further, purchases a deadly buck knife.

What kind of savage person kills two loving and compassionate people and yells in the act ‘How DoYou Like Me Now, Do You Like Me Now, Do You Like Me Now’ ?

Seconds following the most heinous of crimes, what kind of person walks over and tries to kiss the

person (Michelle Edwards) on the cheek, the very person who he had raped, sexually assaulted and

held at knifepoint, and who just moments seconds before had witnessed the savage and brutal killings

of her Father and Mother?

That person is George Harding Lovie!!!!!!!

Now I ask the Parole Board of Canada to look at the faces of George Harding Lovie’s next intended victims (asstated under oath by Ms. Carrie Lovie, George Harding Lovie’s sister) … are the family of Arnold and Donna

Edwards. The innocent faces that you see now, those that are here in attendance and those that for their own

protection purposes wish not-to-attend, and others here today that ask to be isolated themselves away from this

most heinous Offender, are the Edwards Family.

At sentencing, George Harding Lovie was not sentenced to incarceration for Twenty-Five-Years, this most

monstrous ‘Offender’ was sentenced to Twenty-Five-Years-to-Life, let me emphasize, Twenty-Five-Years-to-Life.



Today and for the past few weeks, George Harding Love - the ‘Twenty-Five-Year-To-Life Offender’ enjoys the

freedom of a 60 Day Work Release which was granted by a Warden who had little or no knowledge of the true

case file. As a reminder … hard cold facts which are supported by both testimony and instruction to the jury by

Judge Borkavich, George Harding Lovie is a ‘Control and Master Manipulator’. George Harding Lovie is a

‘Monster’ that can never be trusted.

To quote my Dad, Grandpa’s last words before his life was so savagely taken were so spot-on-right, I quote;,

‘LEAVE MY FAMILY ALONE’ , unquote! To the Parole Board of Canada, each and every member of Edwards Family

are at risk, that is why Dad’s last words which were recorded in the 911 call, ‘LEAVE MY FAMILY ALONE’ are

forever etched in all of our hearts, souls and minds, and that is why we are here today to plead that George

Harding Lovie remains incarcerated.

In closing, the Edwards Family pleads and requests that the 60 Day Work Release that this ‘Offender’ now relishes

is immediately revoked. We also ask that George Harding Lovie’s request to receive TWO ETA’s to Sudbury, and

the Six, SIX days of leave of absence without escort be denied. For the safety of the Edwards Family and others

possible victims across Canada, we ask that George Harding Lovie remain incarcerated.

With that, The Edwards Family holds the Parole Board of Canada, Corrections Services of Canada, Scott Tempest,

Warden, Beaver Creek Minimum Security Institute and the Canadian Government responsible. Thank you for the

kind consideration in refusing George Harding Lovie – the Twenty-Five- Years-To-Life Murderer’s requests.

Submitted by,

Donald Edwards

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