Public Safety committee  Yes, that's the best outcome.

Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  Potentially, but Bill C-66 is actually a little bit more complex than what I'm proposing, because the offences listed in Bill C-66 were not only used to prosecute consensual homosexual activities, they were also used to prosecute non-consensual homosexual activities. So with Bill

Public Safety committee  At most, a record suspension would buttress your application for an entry waiver to the United States. You would still be required to make an application for an entry waiver if you've been denied entry. The pardon and the record suspension or an expungement would not prevent you

Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  That's correct.

Public Safety committee  Unfortunately, we can't pass laws that impact the United States.

Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  I don't think so. It's not that detailed.

Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  I think your instincts are correct. Even today, the largest number of applications for pardons.... The process that you describe, which is the Bill C-93 process, is better and less onerous than the process we currently have for record suspension.

Public Safety committee  For a full pardon.

Public Safety committee  That's because it eliminates the requirement that you demonstrate good conduct and it eliminates the requirement that you have to show a measurable benefit that the pardon will give to you. They're all qualitative aspects. Often people obtain counsel to help them do that, because

Public Safety committee  Yes.