There was an interesting article today about the plummeting rate at which pardons are being granted by the Parole Board of Canada, or rather the rate at which pardons are NOT being granted. This is all the result of course of the notoriously misguided tough on crime legislation the Conservative’s introduced after gaining its majority [...]
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A comma is a powerful thing, thoughts on Bill C-10
An interesting development came out of a quick trip to Ottawa yesterday. I was invited by John Hutton of the John Howard society to attend a press conference denouncing the Conservative’s Omnibus Crime Bill C-10, specifically the section that deals with pardons. Bill C-10 contains a measure to deny pardons to anybody convicted of more [...]
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Record Suspensions Are Coming
With a Conservative majority government the crime bill is certain to be one of the first measures to be pushed through parliament. Although the pardons issue is not at the forefront of the crime issue it is still important. I have been following Bill C23 since it first appeared in the house so here [...]
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What to watch out for: part 3
I would like to advise my clients and the general public that the National Pardon Centre is committed to maintaining a level of service and commitment to our clients and their needs which is not offered by other institutions. Our clients and the general public should be aware that the website referred to in the image [...]
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Over The Road #1
Over The Road is a series of three articles written for the national trucking publication by the same name. The articles cover the issues surrounding criminal records and the United States border as they relate to Canadians who work in the trucking industry. The other day I was talking to a nice guy about his [...]
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tom: I agree with Michael. Be very careful when you cro...
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Michael Ashby: Hi Sierra, You cannot cross the border without a ...
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Sierra: I am going the the us for just one day, what do i ...
