Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2019-04-11 10:35:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Bill Blair",
        "fr": "L\u2019hon. Bill Blair"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5863744\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I am very happy to offer a little perspective from my experience.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5863745\" data-originallang=\"en\">We know that many Canadians have records and have gone through the border. We also know that American authorities and authorities in other countries may have access to information about that historical conviction. Quite frankly, if the question put at the border to a Canadian attempting to enter the country is whether that person has ever been charged or convicted of such an offence and he or she says no, the Americans may have evidence of that historical record. From their perspective, there is no legal effect of expungement, and they would deny entry to that person, perhaps permanently, on the basis of that individual not telling the full truth.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5863746\" data-originallang=\"en\">However, a pardon has a legal effect at the border. Under our Canadian Human Rights Act and as acknowledged by the U.S. authorities, if a Canadian goes to the border and says he or she has no record for which he or she has not received a pardon, then that is the truth, and the Canadian will be able to enter that country. It is actually much to the advantage of Canadians who are travelling to and from Canada into other countries, particularly the United States, to have a well-documented record of that pardon so that they can tell the truth at the border and not be impeded from entering the country.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5863744\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je suis tr\u00e8s heureux de mettre un peu les choses en perspective, compte tenu de mon exp\u00e9rience.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5863745\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous savons que de nombreux Canadiens qui ont un casier judiciaire traversent la fronti\u00e8re. Nous savons aussi que les autorit\u00e9s des \u00c9tats-Unis et d'autres pays peuvent avoir acc\u00e8s \u00e0 des renseignements sur les condamnations des particuliers. Si un Canadien souhaitant entrer aux \u00c9tats-Unis r\u00e9pond par la n\u00e9gative aux autorit\u00e9s am\u00e9ricaines qui lui demandent s'il a d\u00e9j\u00e0 fait l'objet d'une accusation ou d'une condamnation li\u00e9e \u00e0 cette infraction, il est possible que ces autorit\u00e9s aient acc\u00e8s \u00e0 des renseignements prouvant l'existence d'un casier judiciaire. Pour les autorit\u00e9s am\u00e9ricaines, la radiation de condamnations n'a aucun effet juridique. Elles interdiraient donc \u00e0 cette personne d'entrer aux \u00c9tats-Unis, peut-\u00eatre de fa\u00e7on permanente, parce qu'elle n'a pas dit toute la v\u00e9rit\u00e9.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5863746\" data-originallang=\"en\">En revanche, une r\u00e9habilitation a un effet juridique \u00e0 la fronti\u00e8re. Aux termes de la Loi canadienne sur les droits de la personne, et comme le reconnaissent les autorit\u00e9s am\u00e9ricaines, si un Canadien se pr\u00e9sente \u00e0 la fronti\u00e8re et d\u00e9clare qu'il ne poss\u00e8de aucun casier \u00e0 l'\u00e9gard duquel il n'a pas obtenu de r\u00e9habilitation, il dit la v\u00e9rit\u00e9 et pourra donc entrer aux \u00c9tats-Unis. Il est tout \u00e0 l'avantage des Canadiens qui voyagent entre le Canada et d'autres pays, en particulier les \u00c9tats-Unis, d'avoir en main un dossier bien \u00e9tay\u00e9 de leur r\u00e9habilitation afin de prouver qu'ils disent la v\u00e9rit\u00e9 \u00e0 la fronti\u00e8re et, ainsi, de pouvoir entrer dans le pays \u00e9tranger.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2019/4/11/bill-blair-6/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/bill-blair/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4346/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "10571590",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": "Ordres \u00e9manant du gouvernement"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Criminal Records Act",
        "fr": "La Loi sur le casier judiciaire"
    },
    "h3": {
        "en": "Bill C-93\u2014Time Allocation Motion",
        "fr": "Projet de loi C-93 \u2014 Motion d'attribution de temps"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2019/4/11/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2019%2F4%2F11%2F"
    }
}