My understanding of the case is that Mr. Wirik did not obtain the mortgage discharge. It was a failure in terms of executing his office. That's what he was eventually charged for. So you're absolutely correct, I don't think there would have been any impact from Bill S-4 on this type of fraud. I think he was disbarred in 2002, and it finally came to trial and he was charged in 2009. In the interim he ran a pet food store, so he had a seven-year reprieve in which to develop his defence, which is very unfortunate. That's the one thing that we'd like to see: more effective prosecution of these heinous crimes.
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