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Federal Liberals slash criminal pardon application fee to $50 as of new year
Tuesday, December 21st, 2021
The Fresh Start coalition, comprising over 60 groups, said the reforms would help people with records reintegrate into society, promote workforce participation and improve community safety… the minister’s office said that by reducing the fee and shortening the wait periods to apply for a record suspension, “we will significantly reduce barriers to reintegration and rehabilitation.”
Tags: corrections, ideology, participation
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MPs urge ‘serious’ money for mental health to keep ill people out of prison
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
Dec. 14, 2010
The public safety committee report says the federal prison service is “not able at this time” to provide adequate treatment and support to the majority of offenders with mental illness and addiction issues. The MPs say offenders who do not receive the treatment and programs they need are more likely to commit crimes after release, compromising public safety. They make 71 recommendations, including more special courts to handle the needs of people with mental-health and drug problems.
Tags: budget, corrections, crime prevention, mental Health
Posted in Inclusion Debates | No Comments »
Harper’s message tool reveals ‘hyper-extreme’ control: critics
Monday, June 7th, 2010
Jun. 07, 2010
“ We discussed every single issue and micromanaged every news release — everything.”— Former Harper-era PCO official. The MEPs have blurred the time-honoured separation of non-partisan public servants and political staffers and sidelined seasoned government communicators, sapping morale across the civil service. They have become the political tool for literally putting words in the mouths of cabinet ministers, federal bureaucrats, low-profile MPs on the barbecue circuit, and seasoned diplomats abroad.
Tags: participation, rights
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Harper’s Message Event Proposals reveal ‘hyper-extreme’ political control
Sunday, June 6th, 2010
June 6, 2010
… the Conservative government scripted each event using a potent but little-known communication tool called the Message Event Proposal. … MEPs have blurred the time-honoured separation of non-partisan public servants and political staffers and sidelined seasoned government communicators, sapping morale across the civil service. They have become the political tool for literally putting words in the mouths of cabinet ministers, federal bureaucrats, low-profile MPs on the barbecue circuit, and seasoned diplomats abroad.
Tags: featured, participation, rights
Posted in Governance Debates | No Comments »
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