Category: Record Suspension
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Happy New Year from the National Pardon Centre
I would like to wish everyone a very happy and prosperous new year for 2012. The past couple of years presented a lot of challenges in the pardon business due to the Conservative government’s assault on criminal justice (this was the phrase of a colleague I could not resist re-using). Although Bill C23-B has not…
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A comma is a powerful thing, thoughts on Bill C-10
An interesting development came out of a quick trip to Ottawa yesterday. I was invited by John Hutton of the John Howard society to attend a press conference denouncing the Conservative’s Omnibus Crime Bill C-10, specifically the section that deals with pardons. Bill C-10 contains a measure to deny pardons to anybody convicted of more…
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Record Suspensions Are Coming
 Record Suspensions – Why Now? With a Conservative majority government the crime bill is certain to be one of the first measures to be pushed through parliament. Although the pardons / record suspensions issue is not at the forefront of the crime push it is still important. I have been following Bill C23 since it…
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National Pardon Centre Provides Expert Testimony on Bill C-23B
TORONTO, Nov. 26 /CNW Telbec/ – The National Pardon Centre (NPC) delivered expert testimony concerning Bill C-23B to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security in Ottawa on November 23rd. NPC, a not for profit agency, provides professional expertise and assistance to Canadians who want to apply for a pardon that would eliminate…
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Stephen Harper’s Reform Proposition
I spend each work day speaking to people across Canada who have a criminal record and who can benefit from a Canadian pardon. So I am in a unique position to comment on the recent proposal to amend the current system of pardons. The majority of people seeking pardons are for summary offences. Upwards of…