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Federal correctional workers who have been using government computers to make Wikipedia edits may face disciplinary measures for posting offensive and inappropriate comments on the site, an agency spokesperson says.

The edits range from homophobic remarksto commentary about Correctional Service Canadas own institution to apparent inside jokes between employees.In some instances, names of current correctional officers were also posted on the online encyclopedia.

CSC employees are expected to act according to the highest legal and ethical standards, spokeswoman Veronique Rioux said in an email. The content (the Citizen) highlighted is indeed offensive and inappropriate. CSC is examining this matter and disciplinary measures will be taken as appropriate.

In January 2014, someone using the CSC network wrote that Fenbrook Institution in Gravenhurst, Ont. now amalgamated with Beaver Creek Institution, a medium and minimum security prison operates quite differently than other institutions by allowing protective custody inmates to operate as if they were Free Men, allowing them to shop, cook and court as if they were in Canadian Society.

The editor cited Facebook as the reference.

The edit goes on to say: While the Correctional Service of Canada does not have an official position or statement, Fenbrook is known to house the largest concentration of Homosexual Inmates in the entire Ontario Region.

In 2010, someone using the CSC network changed the Canadian Official Languages Act to the Quebec Nazi Act, and a paragraph was added saying the law gives French Canadians preferential treatment in government job contests in Ontario.

A 2011 Wikipedia edit referred to porn star Peter North as a big queer. Another edit claimed poker playerVanessa Rousso was a lesbian.

CSC declined an interview request, but thanked the Citizen for bringing the edits to the agencys attention.

The comments made by these individuals are their own and do not represent the values or opinions of the Correctional Service of Canada in any way, Rioux said.

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Homophobic Wikipedia edits lead to correctional service investigation