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Finance committee I would say that Mr. Cashore of The Fifth Estate has been working on this since 2016, and I think there are a lot of very important coincidences. There have also been tax experts on the show who said it was too much of a coincidence, so yes, I would say there is a link.
May 6th, 2021Committee meeting
Janet Watson
Finance committee Thank you. Well, it has been 16 years since the fraud was uncovered. Most of us have tried to move on with our lives. A number of our victims passed away. Because in our investment you had to have at least $50,000 to invest, most of the investors were people in their fifties and
May 6th, 2021Committee meeting
Janet Watson
May 6th, 2021Committee meeting
Janet Watson
Finance committee Just judging by what was uncovered in EnquĂȘte and The Fifth Estate, there were too many coincidences. Ms. Iacovelli keeps referring to not being involved with Cinar, but I know KPMG was involved with Norshield. I'm not satisfied with her answers. I will give her the benefit of th
May 6th, 2021Committee meeting
Janet Watson
Finance committee Yes, I would definitely say that it accurately reflects the research I have done. I worked with them during the producing of the program. They went way beyond. They uncovered things that I had no knowledge of. I'm a 74-year-old housewife living in the Eastern Townships. I do not
May 6th, 2021Committee meeting
Janet Watson
Finance committee Thank you very much.
May 6th, 2021Committee meeting
Janet Watson
Finance committee They should, obviously, tighten up our laws. The Canada Revenue Agency should be able to trace this money. The police can't do anything more. I think it's a political issue now. I think it's something that the government has to deal with. I think I mentioned we recovered some
May 6th, 2021Committee meeting
Janet Watson
Finance committee Yes. That's correct. Some of our members are victims who lost, including Ms. MacDonald who appeared on The Fifth Estate with me, half a million dollars. She doesn't mind my saying so. She has stated that publicly. They went to the ombudsman. They went to the AMF, the provincial
May 6th, 2021Committee meeting
Janet Watson
Finance committee Good afternoon. Thank you very much for allowing me to appear before the committee this afternoon. I am here to represent the thousands of victims of various frauds that were uncovered back in 2005. I am referring to Mount Real, Norshield and Cinar. The loss in the Mount Real c
May 6th, 2021Committee meeting
Janet Watson