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Pardon Program – Response from the Minister of Justice

The email below is from Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould in response to the email I sent her concerning changes to the pardon program. It is kindly worded and thoughtful and it strikes me as being the polar opposite of what Vic Toews would have written on the same subject. For the record I hope to workRead More

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The Tories Were Wrong on Pardons

It’s hard to imagine a Canadian government more incompetent on social issues than the Federal Conservatives were on criminal justice. Take the pardon program for example. Under the leadership of Stephen Harper changes were made to the pardon system that cut the number of applicants by more than half. From 2012 to 2015 requests droppedRead More

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Get a Pardon after Being Deported for a Criminal Record

More than 10,000 people are deported from Canada every year. There are many reasons why a visitor, asylum seeker, permanent resident, etc might be deported. but any non citizen convicted of a criminal offence in Canada will be prevented from re-entering the country until they have received a pardon (also known as a record suspension).Read More

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Breaking News – Liberals Announce Pardon Overhaul

Great news! Today Ralph Goodale, Public Safety Minister, announced a plan to overhaul Canada’s pardon system which was made, in Goodale’s words, more punitive under the Conservative government. I couldn’t agree more. The changes to the pardon system were done purely for political reasons and I believe the Conservative government should be ashamed of itsRead More

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Nicole Levesque Receives Alumni Honour

Congratulations to Nicole Levesque Director of the National Pardon Centre for receiving the Allison Roach Alumna Award from Branksome Hall. To give you a little bit more background the National Pardon Centre was founded in September 2002 by Nicole and I after about a full year of business preparation to get all the details sortedRead More

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Blog Testimonials – Pardon Legislation – AS

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 ofRead More

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Fingerprinting for a Pardon

Often our clients are confused about the fingerprinting procedures for a pardon / record suspension application. Since their fingerprints were taken during the arrest they often wonder why their fingerprints need to be taken again. Fingerprinting for a pardon is strictly for identification purposes. When you are arrested the fingerprints are taken on criminal fingerprintingRead More

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DUI, drunk driving is our most common criminal charge

I’ve written about this topic before but after coming across a Sun News article about the number of holiday drivers arrested for drunk driving it is an important matter to bring up, again. Getting a pardon for a DUI is the same as getting a pardon for any other criminal charge. Here’s how it workRead More

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Blog Testimonials – Pardon Legislation – Randy Gray

I seem to be getting a lot of people interested to know if the Liberal’s are going to change the pardon laws. Unfortunately I don’t have an answer yet since the Justice Minister has a lot on her plate. Plus it’s holiday time so the government isn’t doing anything. But keep watching because as soonRead More

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Pardon Program – Response from the Minister of Justice

The Tories Were Wrong on Pardons

Get a Pardon after Being Deported for a Criminal Record

Breaking News – Liberals Announce Pardon Overhaul

Nicole Levesque Receives Alumni Honour

Blog Testimonials – Pardon Legislation – AS

Fingerprinting for a Pardon

DUI, drunk driving is our most common criminal charge

Blog Testimonials – Pardon Legislation – Randy Gray

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