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 toRead More

The time for changing the marijuana laws is long past. Saddling good people with criminal records for something every single person I know has at least tried is clearly absurd.  So it is nice to see at least one of our party leaders at least calling for a debate on the topic. See the quickRead More

The time for changing the marijuana laws is long past. Saddling good people with criminal records for something every single person I know has at least tried is clearly absurd.  So it is nice to see at least one of our party leaders at least calling for a debate on the topic. See the quickRead More

Warren Allmand, Liberal, Former Solicitor General, human rights activist, is the man who tabled the 1976 bill that abolished death penalty in Canada. We need more politicians like Mr. Allmand because he is a man of principles. If you want to learn more about Warren Allmand’s career there is good overview on his Wikipedia page.Read More

Well with an election all but assured for the spring hopefully these waiting crime bills including Bill C23B as well as the atrocious fee increase for pardons will die a quick death. Let’s just hope. In the meantime there was an interesting vote in parliament yesterday. Vote #195 on March 8th, 2011Vote topic That, inRead More

La Commission des libérations conditionnelles invite actuellement le public à  donner son opinion sur l’augmentation envisagée des frais de service exigés des demandeurs de pardon. Cette augmentation des frais, de toute évidence une tentative de réduire les demandes de pardon et décourager les demandeurs éventuels,  est d’autant plus honteux que les individus les plus touchésRead More