A watchdog that investigates the fair and humane treatment of federal prisoners is leaving his post two years early after becoming exasperated with what he says is the government’s unwillingness to address systemic human rights issues.

“I leave with a fair amount of frustrations,” Dr. Ivan Zinger, the correctional investigator of Canada, said as he presented an annual report focused on mental health on Wednesday.

“If I would have been in a situation where the agency subject to my oversight would have been more responsive, maybe I would have stuck around for another two years,” he said.

Zinger says both the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), the federal agency responsible for prisons, and its political masters won't be able to improve mental health services for prisoners unless th

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