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"Schoolgirl killer Karla Homolka could apply for a pardon as soon as next month, beating proposed legislation that would deny pardons to the most serious offenders, according to a media report.
Homolka will be eligible to apply for a pardon as early as July 5, and plans to apply, CTV reported, citing unnamed sources.
Homolka's bid for a pardon comes as legislation that would change the pardon system is held up in the House of Commons.
Last month, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews proposed changes that would force serious criminals to wait 10 years before being able to apply for a pardon. Under the current system, offenders must wait five years after their release before applying. The changes would also ban pardons for serious repeat offenders or anyone with a record of sexually abusing children.
The government also wants to change the term from “pardon” to “record suspension.”
The Conservatives have said they wanted the legislation passed before the summer, when Homolka will be eligible to apply for a pardon, and cited her case as an example of why the legislation should pass speedily.
Speaking in support of the proposed pardon reform last month, Donna French, the mother of Kristen French, who was murdered by Homolka and her then-husband Paul Bernardo in 1992, told QMI Agency that she opposed a pardon for her daughter's killer.
“From a victim's perspective, a pardon means you are forgiven for doing this horrific crime, and that is totally inappropriate and totally unjust,” French said.
Homolka was released from jail in 2005. She served a 12-year sentence for three manslaughter convictions after agreeing to provide evidence against Bernardo, her then-husband.
Bernardo was found guilty for the rapes and murders of Tammy Homolka — Karla’s younger sister — Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French in the 1990s."
I mentioned this very thing months ago on "another board" and was met with some skepticism. I really wish I had been wrong.
Homolka will be eligible to apply for a pardon as early as July 5, and plans to apply, CTV reported, citing unnamed sources.
Homolka's bid for a pardon comes as legislation that would change the pardon system is held up in the House of Commons.
Last month, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews proposed changes that would force serious criminals to wait 10 years before being able to apply for a pardon. Under the current system, offenders must wait five years after their release before applying. The changes would also ban pardons for serious repeat offenders or anyone with a record of sexually abusing children.
The government also wants to change the term from “pardon” to “record suspension.”
The Conservatives have said they wanted the legislation passed before the summer, when Homolka will be eligible to apply for a pardon, and cited her case as an example of why the legislation should pass speedily.
Speaking in support of the proposed pardon reform last month, Donna French, the mother of Kristen French, who was murdered by Homolka and her then-husband Paul Bernardo in 1992, told QMI Agency that she opposed a pardon for her daughter's killer.
“From a victim's perspective, a pardon means you are forgiven for doing this horrific crime, and that is totally inappropriate and totally unjust,” French said.
Homolka was released from jail in 2005. She served a 12-year sentence for three manslaughter convictions after agreeing to provide evidence against Bernardo, her then-husband.
Bernardo was found guilty for the rapes and murders of Tammy Homolka — Karla’s younger sister — Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French in the 1990s."
I mentioned this very thing months ago on "another board" and was met with some skepticism. I really wish I had been wrong.
