Tag: Pardon Fee Increase
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Parole Board of Canada Launches Online Pardon Consultation
The Parole Board of Canada has launched another online consultation concerning the user fee for applying for a record suspension (pardon). We can only hope that the results it received are taken with greater consideration than the last time. Under the previous Conservative government the Parole Board increased the filing fee for pardons from $50…
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National Parole Board Pardon Fee Increase
During our presentation to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security one of the items we decided to discuss was the proposed National Parole Board pardon fee increase. We didn’t agree with it. We have known for some time that a fee increase was coming but we thought we give it a shot and…
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Pardons just got a lot more expensive.
I am sorry to announce that Vic Toews and the Conservative government have proceeded with their proposed changes to the Pardon program by drastically raising the filing fee payable to the Parole Board of Canada. And if course it comes after a consultation which unanimously opposed the increase. This clearly makes pardons more accessible for…
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Results of the User Fee Review by the Parole Board of Canada
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…
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Public Consultations on the Pardon Fee Increase
The Parole Board is holding public consultations on the proposed pardon fee increase. The fee increase is a transparent attempt to deny as many pardons as possible. The shameful thing about it is that this will affect the lowest income earners only. We are looking at a pardon system that will be accessible only to…