Public Safety committee  It was 2012.

Health committee  I can confirm that the victims who registered with the board to receive the information are contacted. Certainly some victims don't know that they have access to the information from the Parole Board and Correctional Service Canada. When victims are registered with the board, we

Health committee  For the Parole Board of Canada, the risk assessment hasn't changed as a result of COVID-19. If cases are brought before us, we'll certainly take into consideration all the information provided. I spoke earlier about cases of parole by exception. These may be the cases you were t

Health committee  Sure. Thank you very much. Parole hearings are being conducted remotely via video conference or teleconference, as applicable, outside correctional institutions. The PBC has also worked to streamline its processes and has modified some of its policies to provide additional flexi

Health committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and members of the committee. With me today is the board’s executive director general, Daryl Churney. We are pleased to appear before this committee as part of its study into Canada’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. I will use my opening statement to out

Health committee  I will, thank you. The board has authority, under the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, CCRA, to make conditional release decisions for federal offenders serving sentences of two years or more. Some authorities in law, for the release of offenders, are the responsibility

Health committee  Thank you. —and to make recommendations for the exercise of clemency through the royal prerogative of mercy. The PBC consists of both GIC-appointed board members as well as public service employees who support them in their decision-making role. The PBC is a community board. W

Public Safety committee  Anybody who is appointed to the board, whether we come from.... I say “we” because I come from a correctional background. I am now a board member. I had to go through the training process. Our board members all spend time in the region for a few weeks getting to understand what

Public Safety committee  Actually, the board members who made this decision were experienced because they were full-time board members. It's important to understand that there's a bit of a difference between a part-time board member and a full-time one. A part-time board member works five to 10 days a mo