PPublic Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says the federal government will defend itself against any legal action from Terri-Lynne McClintic, who was sentenced to life in prison in 2010 for her role in the first-degree murder of eight-year-old Tori Stafford. During question period Tuesday, Conservative MP Glen Motz asked about McClintic, whose transfer to an Indigenous healing lodge was reversed following a public outcry last year.