Justice committee  I don't know enough about that topic. I'd prefer not to talk about it.

Justice committee  No, I do not have any.

Justice committee  I'm sure the answer is yes.

Justice committee  You mustn't mix things up. There was indeed a major opposition in Quebec, particularly when the government wanted to increase penalties for young offenders, minor criminals. Jean-Pierre Lévesque talked about an RCMP operation concerning a foreign exchange office. I don't know wh

Justice committee  In 1991, the RCMP created a false foreign exchange office to attract those who were laundering money. The operation was successful and essentially made it possible to catch mainly members of the Italian mafia, in particular a known lawyer, Joseph Lagana. If I remember correctly,

Justice committee  As Jean-Pierre Lévesque said, it's an uncertain period right now, but at the height of the war between the Hells Angels and Rock Machine, the two leaders of those groups were respectful of Vito Rizzuto. That gives the impression that things are different now because the situation

Justice committee  I'm concerned about economic and political influence and I'm making a recommendation to you on the question of nominees. I'm not a legal specialist, but we're here, in particular, to see what can be done from a legislative standpoint. It's extremely useful to clarify and reinforc

Justice committee  I think so. What happened, historically and from what we understand, is that Montreal was Sin City in the 1930s, before Las Vegas. In fact, it was the Las Vegas of the north. Relations between Montreal and New York were very extensive. With regard to the Sicilian mafia and Montr

Justice committee  I think the question concerning the Canada Revenue Agency is very interesting. Tax returns are secret, and they're used to conducting their investigations secretly, but at the same time they don't do it. A good example of that occurred last spring. Mr. Blackburn, the Minister of

Justice committee  No.

Justice committee  Good morning. I'm going to speak to you in French as well. I would like to tell you some brief stories and name some names, but I want to ensure there is immunity here and that I won't be sued for what I'm going to tell you because I'm already involved in a number of proceedings

Justice committee  Saputo has filed a $24 million suit against me, another—

Justice committee  Yes.