Tag: Pardon Fees
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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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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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Pardon Fee Increase Unfair and Fiscally Irresponsible
It is hard to imagine a more mean spirited and illogical approach to criminal justice than the tough on crime agenda being pursued by the Conservative government. Not only is it counter-productive it is fiscally irresponsible. Their approach to the pardon issues is a clear case of an administration that prefers punishment over fair and…