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“Your associations and attitude continue to be a concern when considering your risk,” the parole board’s decision stated. “Your (case management team) note you also lack in the area of victim empathy and appear to only be concerned with the affect that your actions have had on your family, instead of society at large.”

Most offenders are entitled to statutory release after serving two-thirds of their sentence. While the parole board does not determine whether or not an offender will be set free, it determines the conditions of their release to “manage an offender’s risk,” parole board spokeswoman Michelle Goring said.

“Once an offender is on statutory release, if the board receives information and a recommendation from the Correctional Service of Canada, the board can venture to revoke the release,” she said. “If that happens — that the board decides to revoke the statutory release — then the offender would be entitled to another period of statutory release after serving two-thirds of whatever is remaining.”

Parole board documents state McNab shows the ability to run a “highly organized criminal organization” — and was able to continue to do so while incarcerated.

However, they also indicate McNab has said he wants to leave the life of a gang leader behind.

The board noted he claimed to have plans to leave the gang after his release, but added the claim is considered “questionable at best,” based on previous information and instances on his file. McNab’s current relationship with the Terror Squad, if any, is unclear.