Tag: Conservative Government
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Blog Testimonials – Pardon Legislation – Jordan Buna
Since the Liberal Victory I have been receiving emails from people willing to tell their story about how the Conservative government’s changes to the pardon program unfairly held them back. The story always seems to be the same. These people made mistakes but they changed and wanted to turn their lives around. But instead of…
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Liberal Victory! What it means for pardons in Canada?
First off all of us at the National Pardon Centre would like to congratulate Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party of Canada. An astounding victory was had last night. It went well beyond the expectations of, well, just about everyone. But the dust hasn’t even settled this Tuesday morning after the astonishing Liberal victory that swept…
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Radio Interview on CJAD with Michael Ashby
It took me awhile to get this up but you can listen to the radio interview I did on CJAd with a client of ours (not his real name). It was in response to the Parole Board’s announcement that there was no more funding left to deal with the last 5000 pardon application that were…
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Testimonials from the backlog #1
The following entry is from a victim of the Harper government’s omnibus crime bill. We will be publishing as many of these entries as we can find. If you would like to add your story please send it in an email to info@nationalpardon.org All entries will be posted anonymously unless a specific request is made…
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Parole Board of Canada and the Pardon Backlog
Is it ok to steal from a criminal? The criminals probably don’t think so. What about fraud? Is it ok to commit fraud against someone who has a criminal record? Here’s another question: If a corporation can be found guilty of a crime, why not a government agency? As recently reported by the Canadian Press,…
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Pardon & Record Suspension Statistics 2013
Pardon Statistics – 2013 Since 1970 approximately 460, 000 pardons and record suspensions have been granted. Here are the statistics for 2012 – 2013, provided by the Parole Board of Canada. Pardons Granted – 612 Rate of success – 82% Record Suspensions Granted – 6,030 Rate of Success – 97% Royal Prerogative of Mercy Applications…
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Tough on Crime Continues
It looks like the Conservative government is getting tough on crime again which is not surprising since we are approaching an important election. They now want a life sentence to mean life behind bars, forever. It’s very expensive to incarcerate someone so this is unlikely to be popular with the experts in criminal justice. There…
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The Pardons Backlog Continues
Have you ever thought finding a job was impossible? Most of us have at one time or another. But imagine looking for work with a criminal record holding you back? Then imagine knowing that Canadian law says you’re eligible to have that criminal record removed and that it should have been done years ago. Now…
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The Proposals to Deny Pardons
Following Bill C10, the Parole Board of Canada introduced new steps in the record suspension application process. One is the “Measurable Benefit Letter”. Record Suspension applicants must explain their reason for applying and explain the circumstances of his offenses. They must also explain the efforts they have made to change since the incident(s). In some…
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The Measureable Benefit Letter
Part of the changes made to the Pardon system following Bill C10, the Conservative government’s omnibus crime bill was the additional requirement of showing a “measurable benefit” when applying for a pardon. In other words, if the pardon is not going to help you be a better, more law abiding citizen then you cannot have…