Tag: rehabilitation
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Is it a pardon or not?
A pardon is a valuable thing. Who wants to have a criminal record tied to your back when you don’t have to? But is it really a pardon? The answer is both yes and no depending on what kind of person you are or how you tend to look at things. While it is true…
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Pardons in Canada
Pardons in Canada are not well understood. For the most part, the people who need a pardon look into the available avenues and in the process learn a little bit about Canada’s pardon program and how it works. On the other hand those who don’t need pardons in Canada usually don’t bother with it at…
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Why Allow Pardons?
Every once in awhile I get an angry email from someone asking me why I would want to get a pardon for a criminal. Or they ask why allows pardons at all? These emails usually go on to rant against criminals – scurge of the earth type stuff – without any understanding of human behaviour…