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Is it OK to steal from a criminal? The criminals probably don’t think so. What about fraud? Is it OK to commit fraud against someone who has a criminal record?

Here’s another question: If a corporation can be found guilty of a crime, why not a government agency?

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The Parole Board of Canada is both stealing and committing fraud against almost 6,000 Canadians. At least that’s how I see it.

Under the leadership of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the federal Conservative government, funding has dried up for the backlog of pardon applications that date back to 2012 and at one time totalled 22,000 cases.

The board slowly chipped way at all those old applications, until recently when it announced that the remaining files, now numbering 5,700, would only get done only as resources allow — and did not provide any time frame.

Never mind the wasted years and the endless frustrations for these people who already paid their debt. Never mind the lost job opportunities. Never mind that this is more about politics than criminal justice. If you were one of the people who’ve been waiting for so long you would probably be wondering where your money is right about now.