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The Tories Were Wrong on Pardons. Let’s Hope the Grits Get it Right.

Shortly after the Liberal Government was elected Ralph Goodale – the New Minister of Public Safety – announced a complete review of the pardon program. It was urgently needed due to the heavy handed changes made under the previous Conservative government. Tough on Crime Costs Everyone The changes that were made to the pardon programRead 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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Limitations of a Record Suspension

Please note that a pardon and a record suspension are the same thing. It is only the name and some specifics of the program that are different. The pardon program was changed to record suspension following the Conservative government’s omnibus crime bill C-10. Contrary to what you may have a heard a record suspension doesRead More

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National Parole Board Pardon Fee Increase

During our presentation to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security one of the items we decided to discuss was the proposed National Parole BoardÂ pardon fee increase. We didn’t agree with it. We have known for some time that a fee increase was coming but we thought we give it a shot andRead More

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Victim Surcharge Fees

www.nationalpardon.org Judges Defy Order to Impose Mandatory Victim Surcharge on Convicted Offenders – Helping or Hurting? Stephen Harper’s Conservatives have made it clear that their â€œtough on crimeâ€ stance is a priority. Their newest legislation, which adheres to the party platform, has made it mandatory for all convicted offenders to pay a victim-services surcharge regardlessRead More

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Pardons in 2013 -What happened?

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 aRead More

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Omnibus Crime Bill Set To Pass

It is starting to look like a certainty that the omnibus crime bill is going to pass in the next few days. It was a good fight, if an unfair one. Facing a Conservative majority with a crime agenda is a tough battle indeed. When just about every legal/criminal expert in the country speaks outRead More

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The Truth About Bill C23-B and Record Suspensions

Contrary to some insincere sales tactics by some of our competitors Bill C23-B was never going to mean the end of pardons. So I would like to clear the air about what is real and what is not real concerning this Bill and Canada’s pardon program. The following points should help clarify a few thingsRead More

The Tories Were Wrong on Pardons. Let’s Hope the Grits Get it Right.

Breaking News – Liberals Announce Pardon Overhaul

Limitations of a Record Suspension

National Parole Board Pardon Fee Increase

Victim Surcharge Fees

Pardons in 2013 -What happened?

Omnibus Crime Bill Set To Pass

The Truth About Bill C23-B and Record Suspensions

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