Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions today are for the Minister of Justice.
1. Criminal records held in Territorial and Federal Court registries can be searched and accessed when necessary. How long do these criminal convictions stay on a person's file at a court registry?
2. Is there a mechanism whereby a person could seek to have his or her record removed from legal court registries earlier through some type of a pardon process?
3. If so, what body, board or agency would consider requests for the removal of a record of criminal charge or conviction from a court registry?
4. If such a process is accessible, what are the reasons which would be given consideration for a charge or conviction to be removed from a court registry?
5. Is a list of these removed records available through any source?
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.