That's an excellent question. Yes, I started on that before, but it is a complicated question.
I think one of the fundamental challenges with financial crimes is that they are extremely complicated issues. They require a dedicated set of experts who have really detailed knowledge in very challenging areas of financial cryptocurrency, financial markets and how the transactions work. That expertise is really important to develop across the country.
In Canada, one of our strengths is our federation. It also means that there are a lot of players involved in this space at the federal, provincial and municipal levels. Ensuring that our system is effective in this space is a continual challenge, one where the committee's work on recommendations and how we can improve effective enforcement is certainly of benefit.
One of the areas we highlighted in Julien's opening remarks was the use of financial intelligence. This is obviously a really important way to detect...and where to begin investigations. In that area, we can continue to look at ways we may be able to improve that. Charlene has spoken to how we're looking to expand the disclosure recipients as a means to leverage that: Is there more we can do?
On the prosecution side, I think this is an area in Canada where we recognize the importance of the independence of the prosecution services. One process the RCMP has is IMLITs, or integrated money laundering investigative teams. They often include prosecutorial expertise to ensure they are effective and efficient.
The other area was taking or restraining the product of proceeds of crime. In this area, at the federal level it's criminal forfeiture, but at the provincial level there's also an opportunity to explore whether civilian forfeiture is something we may be able to pursue to look at the effectiveness of Canada's regime.