All too often, victims of white-collar crime have seen their life savings wiped out only to watch the people responsible walk away. Sadly, making sure that fraudsters pay the price has not been a priority for the Canadian justice system, which has earned the unenviable reputation of being soft on investment fraud – and rightly so. Despite the best efforts of the Crown and law enforcement, Canada has simply not allocated the resources necessary to effectively investigate and prosecute white-collar crime. Written by Lincoln Caylor and Joseph Groia and published in the Globe and Mail.
Bennett Jones