Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  That's right.

Public Safety committee  It also speaks to the revolving door that some people go through because of mental illness, because with so many small crimes like mischief and theft, they're not being treated for their mental illness. The criminal justice system is just putting them through a revolving door. Th

Public Safety committee  The mental health issue is paramount because so many people wind up in a psychotic episode and commit crimes. Once they're treated, they're okay. Then they have to go back constantly to where they were. Any system that would address that mental illness, rather than giving them a

Public Safety committee  Most of my clients now are still criminal, because they are injection drug users. They are dealing, they are using and they're in possession, and many of them have outstanding warrants. When they're able to put their lives together, some of them will be eligible and will do amazi

Public Safety committee  I would agree. Take the Parole Board out. It's too onerous and too complicated.

Public Safety committee  There's none that I'm aware of.

Public Safety committee  I did.

Public Safety committee  Yes. Now that I'm unfettered by no longer being an employee of the government.... I had so many shortcuts, especially for DUIs or simple possession charges. You make what has been deemed a youthful mistake. You do it once, and it's done. Those were the simplest to process, becaus

Public Safety committee  It's too onerous, especially if you're in a profession, for example, nursing. To get my nursing licence, I had to submit a criminal records check. Before I got my job, I had to submit a criminal records check. Each time it was $55. Then, if I wanted to move jobs, and I became cri

Public Safety committee  Of the ones who I investigated at the summary level, I would say that it's a good 90% or 95%. When people had the opportunity, like Mr. Small did, to make representation to the board, I would encourage them to make a privacy dump of their file so they could actually see what the

Public Safety committee  It's very, very few. I could count on maybe two hands the number of applications that I received where I checked CPIC and found a further conviction.

Public Safety committee  They did pay for it.

Public Safety committee  I am sorry. They did pay for it. They have done their sentence. They have completed all of their probation. They have done their time. They have gone to their mandatory courses to get their licences back. They have paid the fines. They have done all the steps that the justice s

Public Safety committee  No.