Canadians have hit out at the Bermuda Government?s decision to award less then $3,000 to the family of murdered Rebecca Middleton.

Ten years on from the Canadian teenager?s brutal death in St. George?s, revealed how the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board put a figure of $2,840.63 on Rebecca?s life. The family had submitted a claim for the maximum $100,000 for pain and suffering.

News of the compensation award yesterday hit the headlines in major Canadian newspapers.

And the amount has been criticised by listeners on one of the biggest radio stations in the country, with a handful of callers reviving talk of a Bermuda boycott.

Outraged Canadians had called for a boycott of the Island in 1998 in the wake of the fallout from the collapsed Middleton murder case.

Ryan Doyle, executive producer at CFRB 1010, last night said that a 30-minute news phone-in session yesterday morning on the Middleton pay-out attracted about 20 callers.

?The majority of people were of the opinion that it was not enough,? he said. ?Some people said that Canada is no better, but the majority were disgusted by it and said you might as well not offer any compensation at all.?

The senior producer said at least three of the callers mentioned a travel boycott. ?One woman said she had been to Bermuda about 20 to 25 times and she would definitely think about not going back.?

News of the compensation payout also featured in the Toronto Star.