It is important to realize that pardons in Canada are no longer officially called pardons. As a result of the Conservative government’s omnibus crime bill, bill C-10 the term pardon in Canada has been replaced with record suspension. Therefore from a narrow view of the matter pardons in Canada no longer exist. However, since a […]
With 2012 behind us and with it the fight over the pardons legislation that gave us Bill C23B it’s time to review some of the important things going on and other developments in the pardons business. So let’s review. Pardons are now officially called record suspensions. In other news, almost no one knows what a […]
Il est facile de recevoir une condamnation pour conduite en état d’ébriété, mais lorsque l’on prend en considération tous les coûts, les risques, etc., il est beaucoup plus simple de ne pas conduire aprés avoir consommé de l’alcool. évidemment, je ne parle pas ici des personnes titubant hors du bar, tombant au sol et cherchant […]
It’s that time of year again. The phones will start ringing as soon as the holidays have passed and a lot of those calls will be from people who were stopped, detained and/or turned away at the border. I will hear the same story over and over and it will center on the same theme. […]
Canadian Pardons Deadline – Is it Real? I’ve been fielding a lot of complaints lately from people who have been given bogus information concerning a fictitious Canadian pardon deadline . The sales routine goes something like this: Sign up now and we can guarantee your pardon will not be affect by the deadline. If you don’t, […]
Since the announcement by the Parole Board of Canada that record suspensions (specifically the ones priced at $631) would be treated before older pardon applications we have understandably had some unhappy clients. We thought that applications submitted to the Parole Board would be dealt with on a first come first serve basis. But when the […]
The Toronto Star picked up an editorial of mine concerning Canada’s drug policy. I have been doing pardons for the past ten years so it’s safe to say I’ve encountered a few people whose lives were messed up pretty badly because of a minor possession charge. This is just one reason I think the war […]
It’s easy to get a DUI but when we factor in all the costs, risks, etc it’s much easier to simply not drive drunk. Now, I’m not talking about the people stumbling out of the bar, falling on their face and reaching for their keys. Obviously these guys (and girls) should be nowhere near a […]
One thing we can say for certain is that Stephen Harper’s omnibus crime bill has certainly had the desired effect on Canada’s pardon program that it intended. Pardon applications are way down. This is, of course, just an opinion. I can’t say for sure if the number of applicants is down because of the crime […]
If you happened to have been shopping around for a pardon services provider it is possible you might have spoken to someone named Jamie who works for just about any company you happen to want him or her to work for. I have received many complaints about this mysterious Jamie person and more than a […]
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