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Tag Archives: corruption
Money-laundering commission resumes hearings in B.C.
Commissioner Austin Cullen presides over opening statements at the Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in British Columbia on Feb. 24. Hearings will resume today after being suspended for the provincial election. (Ben Nelms/CBC) Money-laundering commission resumes hearings in B.C. … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Financial, justice, News and politics
Tagged bc, billions, british Columbia, Canada, Commission, corporate crimes, corruption, crime, federal, fintrac, gambling, government, illegal, international, laundering, luxury, luxury cars, luxury vehicles, money, money laundering, organized crime, police, provincial, rcmp, real estate
Will COVID-19 be the end of globalization? – Has globalization been killing the middle class?
I agree that globalization has been killing the middle class and consolidating wealth rather than distributing it as has been claimed by supporters of it. Like most things there needs to be a balance and more protections need to be … Continue reading
Posted in Financial, international, News and politics, Opinion
Tagged Canada, corruption, economics, free trade, freeland, globalization, greed, income, Mexico, middle class, poverty, trade, Trump, United States, US, weslth distribution
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Canada slips to 55th place in global freedom-of-information law rankings
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2018/09/30/news/canada-slips-55th-place-global-freedom-information-law-rankings Partial and draft transcript This lumps us with Countries like Russia, … and … Mexico, Srilanka and … much better than Canada after new laws passes to improve access. In 2013 Canada ranked 56 out of 95 countries for … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, democracy, insurance, international, News and politics
Tagged Accountability, advocacy, Canada, corruption, freedom of information, transparency
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B.C.’s money laundering fuelled by offshore and drug money, inquiry hears – The Globe and Mail
Peter German, former deputy commissioner of the RCMP, speaks at a news conference on money laundering in Vancouver in 2018. DARRYL DYCK/THE CANADIAN PRESS MIKE HAGER – VANCOUVER MAY 25, 2020 Some of the billions of dollars that have been … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Financial, justice, News and politics
Tagged bc, Canada, capital flight, casinos, China, corruption, Dirty, gangs, inquiry, judges, luxury, money laundering, organized crime, police, politicians, property, prosecutors, Vancouver, vehicles
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Alberta asking Feds for more funds to deal with orphaned well cleanup
Old, unproductive oil and gas wells could cost up to $70B to clean up, says new report ‘The mess continues to grow,’ says landowner stuck with abandoned well Kyle Bakx – CBC News — Hustle in the oil patch: Inside … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, international, justice, News and politics, Oil and Gas, Sustainability
Tagged AER, Alberta, bankruptcies, BITUMEN, cleanup, corruption, Energy, environmental, fossil fuels, funds, gas, misuse, oil, Oil Sands, orphaned, reclamation, regulator, Sustainability, tar sands, tax payers, wells
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Venezuela economic failure and fake or misleading news
Social misleadia, Trump and many of his supporters and others from the far right have been sharing fake or misleading news about Venezuela’s economic failure. Venezuela’s economic crisis is an example of failed leadership, corruption and other issues. It has … Continue reading
Posted in Financial, international, News and politics, Oil and Gas, social media
Tagged corruption, economic, failure, oil dependence, Venezuela
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SNC-Lavalin pleads guilty to fraud charge, to pay $280-million fine
NICOLAS VAN PRAET, ANDREW WILLIS, GREG MCARTHUR SECURITIES REGULATION REPORTER, SEAN FINE JUSTICE WRITER, MONTREAL PUBLISHED DECEMBER 18, 2019 FOR SUBSCRIBERS https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-snc-lavalin-reaches-agreement-to-plead-guilty-to-charges-of-corruption/ After year of political turmoil, SNC-Lavalin gets most of what it wanted in plea deal — Comments This … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, international, justice, News and politics
Tagged Canadian, corruption, investigation, plea deal, pm, pmo, rcmp, snc
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Alberta and Canada ignores the ticking time-bomb of orphaned oil and gas wells at its own peril
Eamon Mac Mahon, ASSOCIATED PRESS Syncrude upgrader facilities on the Athabasca river near Fort McMurray Alberta Dec 9 2019 – Globe and Mail, The Narwhal and Concerned Citizen — These are some of the major issues that make it hard … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, News and politics, Oil and Gas, Sustainability
Tagged AER, Alberta, allegations, bankruptcy, Canada, cleanup, coal, corruption, gas, inactive, liabilities, oil, orphaned, pipelines, royalties, subsidies, tar sands, wells
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Ticketmaster secret scalper program
Ticketmaster secret scalper program not illegal, Competition Bureau says. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/competition-bureau-ticketmaster-tradedesk-probe-1.5000677
Posted in Computers and Internet, Financial, justice, News and politics
Tagged corruption, fraud, monopoly, scalping, Ticketmaster
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The scope of the SNC-Lavalin scandal and coverups widen – formal criminal investigation clearly warranted
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick — March 30 2019 – National Post – Summary plus commentary The scope and coverups involving more allegations against PMO staff, Finiance Minister Bill Morneau and now former Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin. … Continue reading
