April 23, 2022
We will introduce significant reforms to the system of rehabilitation of offenders in Canada. The current recidivism rate is around 50%, in part due to discrimination against former prisoners after release. The Pirate Party will propose removing the requirement to declare spent criminal convictions and toughen legislation making it illegal to discriminate against people with spent convictions.
April 23, 2022
No extradition should be permitted where a Canadian judges deems that an extradition would not be in the interests of justice. We will ensure that Canadian judges have the power to halt an extradition until they were satisfied that a case is trial ready, as well as the power to refuse extradition where the country seeking extradition is clearly not the appropriate place for trial.
We would also seek clearer rules to deal with cases where there is a multinational aspect to ensure cases are handl...
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April 20, 2022
We recognize the importance of cryptography for personal privacy, and for the privacy of businesses. It will be our goal to ensure no laws are passed which would limit what you can do with encrypted material or compell you to decrypt or hand over passwords, such as email or social networking passwords.
