It’s easy to get a DUI
It’s easy to get a DUI but when we factor in all the costs, risks, etc it’s much easier to simply not drive drunk. Now, I’m not talking about the people stumbling out of the bar, falling on their face...
View ArticleOttawa’s reefer madness
The Toronto Star picked up an editorial of mine concerning Canada’s drug policy. I have been doing pardons for the past ten years so it’s safe to say I’ve encountered a few people whose lives were...
View ArticleParole 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...
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Background Checks
These are not the results I was looking for. The post Background Checks appeared first on National Pardon Centre.
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Pardons in 2013
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....
View ArticlePardons in Canada
It is important to realize that pardons in Canada are no longer officially called pardons. As a result of the Conservative government’s omnibus crime bill, bill C-10 the term pardon in Canada has been...
View ArticlePardons in 2013 cont…
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...
View ArticleWhich Company Did You Hire?
With the Parole Board backed up and the unregulated industry that is pardon and waiver services growing saturated I have inevitably been fielding a lot of calls from people whose Canadian pardon...
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Tough On Crime or Tough On Employment?
The Toronto Star has been very supportive of the fight against the Tories tough on crime agenda. This is the fourth opinion piece of mine it has published and I would like to say how much we appreciate...
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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...
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Cow and Dogs On Trial
Obviously there has been a lot of negativity in the pardon and waivers industry lately that we don’t need to go over again. So with this post I thought I would lighten it up a bit, just for a change. I...
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Pardons backlog – If you’re stuck at the Parole Board of Canada
Pardons Backlog - If application for a pardon is stuck in the backlog at the Parole Board of Canada the chances are that there is not much information I can give you that you don’t already know. I am...
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Canadian Pardon Waiting Period – 5 and 10
Canadian pardon waiting periods If getting a Canadian pardon has been a concern to you in the past couple of years and you don’t know the significance of 5 and 10 years then you must have been living...
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Federal Pardon Waiver Services
This post refers specifically to the company operating under the name Federal Pardon Waiver Services but is also a commentary on the general problems associated with this industry. If you want an...
View ArticleHow to get a pardon – circa 2002
It has now been more than ten years since the National Pardon Centre opened its doors. Back then pardons were kind of a new thing, especially in Montreal where our first office is located. I guess...
View ArticlePublic Forum on the New Pardon System
Nicole And I were Invited to participate in the following public forum on the pardons legislation. We will me speaking members of the panel along with representatives from the St. Leonard’s Society of...
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Pardon Changes – CBC Power and Politics – 1 year later
Power and Politics I was lucky enough to be invited to be interviewed on CBC’s Power and Politics. The invitation was a result of another invitation to speak at the Discussion Panel mentioned in the...
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Free Pardons – Learn how to get your pardon done for free
Free Pardons – If you are trying to find how to get a pardon done free you are in the right place. No, we will not do your pardon for free but we will be honest and tell you that no one else will...
View ArticlePardons, Pot and Tough on Crime: Director of the National Pardon Centre...
The Toronto Star was supportive of our position on pardons and the tough on crime agenda that was pushed so effectively by the Conservative government. With Vic Toews, author of Bill C23 retiring and...
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US Waiver – Restrictions at the US Border
US Waiver Application The application for a US waiver often causes a lot of confusion among the people I speak to so I am going to try and clear up some of the common misunderstandings that arise from...
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