Goodale provides notice of Liberal bill to pardon cannabis posession convictions GlobePolitics
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says the government will soon bring in legislation to provide pardons for anyone convicted of pot possession before the drug’s legalization last year.
The details of the bill won’t be revealed until the legislation is officially presented to the House of Commons, which could occur as early as the end of this week.In October, Goodale said the legislation would waive the application fee and five-year waiting period for Canadians seeking pardons for possessing up to 30 grams of marijuana — an offence that was punishable with a fine of up to $1,000 and six months in jail.
A pardon, or record suspension, means a person’s criminal record is separated from other records and is only disclosed in limited circumstances.In December, the Commons began debating a private member’s bill from NDP MP Murray Rankin that would expunge criminal records for what he said were 500,000 Canadians with convictions for simple possession.He warned that without help from the Liberals, his bill likely wouldn’t pass all the legislative hurdles to become law before this fall’s election.
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