I'm not going to belabour the point we've made. The reason for the amendment is clear; we do wish to retain the notion of a pardon. It will be available, and we note again that the provisions here make it clear that, with respect to certain offences, after the applicable period in proposed section 4.1, a person who
has been of good conduct and has not been convicted of an offence under an Act of Parliament; and
—in the case of certain offences—
ordering the record suspension at that time would provide a measurable benefit to the applicant, would sustain his or her rehabilitation...as a law-abiding citizen and would not bring the administration of justice into disrepute.
These again are laudable goals, but if they are met, we believe a person should be granted a pardon.