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A Change of Attitude at the Parole Board of Canada?

We received the following letter from the Parole Board of Canada and the first thing that struck me about it is the clear change in attitude. Under the Conservative government’s direction there would have been no inclusion in a discussion of this sort. When I spoke at the Standing Committee that reviewed Harper’s crime bill itRead More

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Parole Board of Canada Launches Online Pardon Consultation

The Parole Board of Canada has launched another online consultation concerning the user fee for applying for a record suspension (pardon). We can only hope that the results it received are taken with greater consideration than the last time. Under the previous Conservative government the Parole Board increased the filing fee for pardons from $50Read More

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Pardon Statistics 2014 – 2015

Pardon statistics are a bit more confusing than need be largely due to the crime bill introduced by the Conservative government in 2012. In case you haven’t heard pardons are now called record suspensions. For more information on that click below: Omnibus Crime Bill It should be noted that pardon applications stopped being submitted toRead More

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Pardons Canada – Bringing the administration of justice into disrepute

One of the more problematic changes to the pardon system brought about by Stephen Harper’s omnibus crime bill was granting the Parole Board the power to refuse a pardon for any reason whatsoever. Specifically – or vaguely depending on how you look at it – the Board can refuse to order a record suspension ifRead More

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Liberal Victory! What it means for pardons in Canada?

First off all of us at the National Pardon Centre would like to congratulate Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party of Canada. An astounding victory was had last night. It went well beyond the expectations of, well, just about everyone. But the dust hasn’t even settled this Tuesday morning after the astonishing Liberal victory that sweptRead More

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Pardon Offices Record Suspensions

One way to quickly decide if the pardon service you are looking at is trustworthy is to see if they are following the private services guidelines set forth by the Parole Board of Canada. You can find them here: http://pbc-clcc.gc.ca/prdons/fraud-eng.shtml There are very obvious reasons why private companies are not allowed to pretend they areRead More

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Radio Interview on CJAD with Michael Ashby

It took me awhile to get this up but you can listen to the radio interview I did on CJAd with a client of ours (not his real name). It was in response to the Parole Board’s announcement that there was no more funding left to deal with the last 5000 pardon application that wereRead More

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Parole Board of Canada and the Pardon Backlog

Is it ok to steal from a criminal? The criminals probably don’t think so. What about fraud? Is it ok to commit fraud against someone who has a criminal record? Here’s another question: If a corporation can be found guilty of a crime, why not a government agency? As recently reported by the Canadian Press,Read More

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Pardon & Record Suspension Statistics 2013

Pardon Statistics – 2013 Since 1970 approximately 460, 000 pardons and record suspensions have been granted. Here are the statistics for 2012 – 2013, provided by the Parole Board of Canada. Pardons Granted – 612 Rate of success – 82% Record Suspensions Granted – 6,030 Rate of Success – 97% Royal Prerogative of Mercy ApplicationsRead More

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Parole Board Now Working on Pardons

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 theRead More

A Change of Attitude at the Parole Board of Canada?

Parole Board of Canada Launches Online Pardon Consultation

Pardon Statistics 2014 – 2015

Pardons Canada – Bringing the administration of justice into disrepute

Liberal Victory! What it means for pardons in Canada?

Pardon Offices Record Suspensions

Radio Interview on CJAD with Michael Ashby

Parole Board of Canada and the Pardon Backlog

Pardon & Record Suspension Statistics 2013

Parole Board Now Working on Pardons

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