Automatic pardon bill hailed by experts as ‘most significant’ justice reform in a long time

But experts also note the proposed legislation doesn’t solve broader societal problems with marginalization and inequity for individuals post-incarceration.

Ontario ISG Senator Kim Pate introduced her bill to overhaul the criminal pardon system on Nov. 24. 'Why not allow people to move on?' she asks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ALICE CHEN

December 7, 2021

With no word on whether the government will re-introduce legislation to change up Canada's criminal pardon system, a new Senate bill is aiming to provide its own solution—one that's being lauded by experts in the field. Independent Senator Kim Pate (Ontario) introduced Bill S-212 in the Senate on...

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