Lawrence T. Pennell (Solicitor General of Canada)
Liberal
Mr. Pennell:
Mr. Chairman, I speak subject to correction on this point. It is my understanding that for the most part where a person has been acquitted the fingerprints are destroyed. I must concede that there have been instances, to my own knowledge, in which the fingerprints have been retained. However, in my memorandum to my colleagues relating to the vacating of records I also dealt with the question of fingerprints.
Topic: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE