In a word, no. There are many cases where legal professionals, notaries in Quebec as well as notaries in B.C., real estate professionals across the country, are duped by fraudsters; and it's not the fault of the notary and it's not the fault of the lawyer. So they are not involved or complicit in the action; they've actually been duped by a fraudster as well, who claims to be the owner of a property but is actually not the lawful owner and has a mortgage conveyed, and then it's registered. So it does happen.
On October 5th, 2009. See this statement in context.