Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says the government will soon bring in legislation to provide pardons for anyone convicted of pot possession before the drug's legalization last year.
Goodale said on Twitter he is going to put the House of Commons on notice that a bill will soon be introduced to provide “no-cost, expedited pardons for simple possession of cannabis.”The details of the bill won't be revealed until the legislation is officially presented to the House of Commons, which could occur as early as the end of this week.
A pardon, or record suspension, means a person's criminal record is separated from other records and is only disclosed in limited circumstances.In December, the Commons began debating a private member's bill from NDP MP Murray Rankin that would expunge criminal records for what he said were 500,000 Canadians with convictions for simple possession.
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