Finance committee  Yes, in two ways. The first one, I think, would be in terms of the solicitor-client privilege and the fact that if for some of the transactions we can show there's an intent of doing something wrong, then it would not fall under the solicitor-client privilege. That would help. A

Finance committee  Charges?

Finance committee  At the moment, most authorities have to have a very detailed case for their— prosecutors. They often decide that the case is not detailed enough. They have to be able to show a link between the person receiving the money and the sources of money, which can become very complicat

Finance committee  Unfortunately, I do not.

Finance committee  I think the law societies are aware of that and they're working toward that. I would say that fewer than 1% of lawyers are doing that, but it's just unfortunate. Technically, what they're doing is totally legal; they're not going against the law. It's the same thing in comparison

Finance committee  Dear Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to contribute to the committee's review. I will make my remarks in English. However, I will be pleased to answer your questions in French or in English. I have worked for the past 30