BIV | White-collar crime gets little notice in Canadian election

In below article from Business in Vancouver, two experts on white-collar crime weigh in on the relatively muted responses from political parties on financial crime.

In the first federal election campaign since the Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in B.C. concluded, enforcement of crime in Canada’s regulated financial sectors has taken a back seat, say two experts.

“We need governments and institutions to properly regulate so while there will always be cheaters it is at least kept to a minimum. But with people getting away, not going to jail, not paying major fines for non-compliance — in some cases criminal non-compliance — it erodes people’s trust. And it’s also businesses that have to replenish or go bankrupt,” said Denis Meunier, an anti-money laundering consultant based in Ottawa......

White-collar crime gets little notice in Canadian election - Business in Vancouver