Author: Birgit Granberg

We have done a little work on our Facebook page to bring it more up to date. Let’s just go ahead and call it a Facebook Facelift, or maybe a Facebook Lift. Whichever term you prefer I think it is worth having a look considering that over one hundred billion people are now using Facebook…

I have been communicating by email with Matthew Carrol Campaign Director for the Leadnow Campaign which is doing a great job of challenging the Omnibus crime bill. The campaign is organized and as effective as any could be in a challenging situation like this. No doubt a lot of the credit goes to Matthew himself.…

I am happy to see Quebec sticking up for common sense. Ostensibly Quebec is saying no due to the costs associated with the bill but our Justice Minister also makes it perfectly clear that he thinks the bill is, well, bull. Since the announcement Nunavut and Ontario have followed suit. But Quebec takes it further…

October 28th, 2011 Premier Greg Selinger Attorney General Andrew Swan On behalf of the John Howard Society of Manitoba, I am writing to ask that your government speak out against Bill C-10, currently being debated in Ottawa, on the grounds that it will have dire consequences for Manitoba if implemented.  In doing so, you would…

John Hutton of the John Howard Society and I have been exchanging emails discussing the omnibus crime bill that is currently creating so much debate. He recently forwarded me the press release from the association urging parliament to reject the bill. I am reposting it for anyone here who would like to see that there…

I have been getting complaints about pardon application time frames recently. I have to be honest. Some are from my own clients.  But a lot are from clients of other companies. The problem right now is that, as a result of the Conservative crime policies, pardon applications are backed up quite severely. The two main challenges…

I don’t usually post emails or letters from clients but I just couldn’t resist with this one. Every now and then I come into my office, sit down at my computer and get to start my day with a morning smile. Today this one was it. Hi all; I received the copy of my pardon documents today.  When…

We have seen a lot of criticism from the Canadian public concerning the omnibus crime bill that is to be introduced in the fall, so much that it almost seems pointless to mention it. The legislation is so bad that most Canadians are just willing to accept it is an inevitability we can do nothing…

Below is the text from the Parole Board of Canada’s review of the user fee increase proposal. It would change the processing cost for a pardon from $150 to $631. Only a few short months ago the fee was $50. I think the most interesting result was the number of votes that disagreed compared to…