AN ACT TO REMOVE HARPER’S BARRIERS TO PARDONS

A return to recognizing the value of pardons to society. “A pardon helps remove the stigma of a criminal record so people can access housing, employment, volunteer opportunities, and education, which are key to safe and successful reintegration as productive members of society. This improves public safety through reduced re-offending and victimization.” https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/pardon-legislation-introduced-to-address-criminal-justice-system-inequities-and-keep-communities-safe-804511980.html

WHO YOU GONNA CALL?

“We’re taught that they [police] will help you,” Lewinski said, “but I know from experience, from education, from other people’s experience that I have been gifted, that most often when the police come, there are more problems—not less.”