by dominion | Jun 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
U.S. travel waivers are not easy to do on your own Do you have a criminal record for which you have not received a pardon (now known as a record suspension)? STOP and read this before you attempt to travel to the United States! Persons with a Canadian criminal record...
by dominion | Apr 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
Does racial profiling lead to more criminal charges? Racial profiling – the use, by law enforcement, of someone’s race or ethnicity as grounds for suspecting them of having committed a criminal offense – has been in the news for decades, and will likely continue to be...
by dominion | Apr 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
If cannabis will soon be legal, why is it still such a crime? It’s been looming on the Canadian horizon for quite some time: the legalization (or at least the de-criminalization) of marijuana for recreational use. Licensed producers are in the midst of huge expansions...
by dominion | Apr 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Parole Board finally reports progress on pardons backlog Good news if you are still waiting for a criminal pardon to be processed: the Parole Board of Canada is getting there! A couple of years ago, they were sitting on a huge backlog of nearly 22,000 applications,...
by dominion | Apr 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
What to do when you can’t afford a lawyer It’s one of the worst possible situations to be in: you’re in trouble with the law, and unable to mount a proper defense because you can’t afford a lawyer. Most Western societies have made provisions for those who can’t afford...
by dominion | Mar 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
Has your criminal record stopped you from aiming high? We have held interviews with GTA residents who have a criminal record, and in the course of our discussions we learned that having a record has severely curtailed the lifestyles of many of our clients. Whether it...
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