Justice committee  The first thing to do would be to send a clear message to the people who are facilitating the financial actions taken and the inroads made by organized crime, because that is undermining the country's economy and free enterprise. The first step in that direction is to establish p

Justice committee  It is difficult to say, but you should know that the practice is being used more and more. We see an astounding number of facilitators involved in high-level organized crime, and we know in advance that we cannot touch them.

Justice committee  The information and intelligence that we have at the moment show that they get involved anywhere there is easy money to be made, anywhere they can get a monopoly, anywhere there are opportunities. Investments from overseas have become more difficult, perhaps; they are less flexi

Justice committee  It is true that organized crime infiltrating into the legitimate economy is not a new phenomenon. Well before my father's time, or the time of people around this table, organized crime had already taken over construction companies, ice cream manufacturers and all kinds of other b

Justice committee  We feel better: maybe very good. We think that, with some amendments that would increase the penalties for offences dealing with organized crime, violence and the use of firearms, Canadian values for a safe and peaceful society will be better supported. At the far end, the viole

Justice committee  In most industries where businesses are taken over by criminals, we lose track of the dirty money quickly, for various reasons. First, they often use dummy companies. So we have to deconstruct them, get past them and that is a complicated case to make. And when huge amounts of d

Justice committee  The Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act has given Canada a framework, a solid basis for establishing rules on recycling money. But once the first “window of opportunity“ for recycling has closed, we find what we call second, third and fourth generatio

Justice committee  There are certainly measures that could be taken in inspecting licensed establishments. We know that a number of those establishments employ people with no status in Canada, whether it be for adult dancing or massages. There is also the whole escort industry. We have to have pow

Justice committee  If I understood the question correctly, the drop was probably a result of the gang war that occurred between 1996 and 2002. That could explain and perhaps influence the statistics that you can see.

Justice committee  You are right, it is a spike. But there was a drop after that gang war.

Justice committee  The problem is not just with numbered companies. There are also dummy companies, trusts, shells. They are all part of a collection of mechanisms used by organized crime to put roadblocks in the way of police and to lengthen investigations. When investigations are longer, we have

Justice committee  For firearms trafficking to be reduced, we feel that laws that contain deterrents are important. Minimum sentences, specifically, send a clear message that using a firearm during the commission of a crime in Canada is considered very negatively. Partnerships between the various a

Justice committee  Mr. Chairman and honourable members, my name is Jocelyn Latulippe. I am Chief Inspector and Director of the Criminal Investigation Services Branch of the Sûreté du Québec. I am accompanied by Mr. Francis Brabant, Legal Advisor to the Sûreté du Québec and Member of the Law Amendme