Bringing the Administration of Justice into Disrepute

Part of the Conservative government’s omnibus crime bill was legislation that changed the laws governing pardons in Canada. Among many measures, including changing the name from pardons to record suspension, was a strange one that allows the Parole Board of Canada to refuse to order a record suspension if it would “bring the administration ofRead More
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New Canadian Pardon Rules

The New Canadian Pardon Rules – Bill C-10 and Bill C-23A Explained The New Canadian Pardon rules were established with two separate pieces of legislation; Bill C10 and Bill C23A. The bill to amend the criminal records act was first introduced as Bill C23. At the time however the Conservative held only a minority government.Read More
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Pardons – What’s New?

PARDONS COST INCREASE Sadly the big news in pardons is that the cost of getting one has skyrocketed. Following legislative changes championed by the Conservative government the fee for filing your application with the Parole Board of Canada went from $50 to $631. And of course most service providers, having wasted so many resources fightingRead More
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Bill C23B becomes law

The omnibus crime bill passed despite heated opposition. Everything that could ever be said about the bill has already been said ad nauseum so let’s just move on. The measures contained previously in Bill C23B came into law with the passing of the omnibus crime bill, bill C10. Therefore pardons are now record suspensions butRead More
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