Industry committee  At the federal level, we will provide officers for courts when necessary. I think the PPSC establishes public interest when deciding to go forward with charges or not, and this is when it takes into account how long a trial may take, how much of the court's time it may take and

Industry committee  It's always difficult, when new laws pass, to understand how we can investigate it, how the Public Prosecution Service of Canada will interpret the law and how we can use it. Sometimes a law is passed and we're excited about it, but then in real life it's hard to gather the evide

Industry committee  I would certainly echo the comments from Annette and Justin. When we look internationally at our policing partners, there are several tools they have that we sometimes don't, and that's certainly one of them. As I said in my opening remarks, we certainly welcome this. Not doing i

Industry committee  It will be a matter of determining the person’s intent, not unlike any investigation. This isn’t always easy to do. You have to identify why such a mistake might have been made, what lies behind it. Often, there’s an alert—I’m searching for the right expression.

Industry committee  Exactly. It’s important to put legislative provisions in place to protect whistleblowers and ensure that the investigating entity has all the facts. The investigating entity will have to prove intent to defraud the system.

Industry committee  As I understand it, after consulting my colleagues at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, or ISDE, the responsibility for implementing this lies with them. However, as this is federal legislation, the RCMP could consider the evidence during investigations of mone

Industry committee  I consulted my colleagues at ISDE, and as I understand it, they will be responsible for implementing this law. However, this is federal legislation. Therefore, the RCMP would also have jurisdiction. It could be called upon to use the evidence obtained in a broad investigation int

Industry committee  That’s certainly a good question. I believe another witness said that a criminal organization that makes hundreds of millions of dollars in profits would certainly be able to pay such a fine. As I understand it, these fines would only apply when there is intent to defraud or int

Industry committee  I don't think anything glaring is missing from Bill C-42. To repeat what others have mentioned, I think it's important to ensure that the regime is pan-Canadian. That's the most important thing, especially when you consider the fact that the share percentage varies from province

Industry committee  I would have to get back to you and would have to really study that piece of legislation.

Industry committee  Like I said, whistle-blower protection is an important piece of legislation that enables people to come forward to the RCMP or to other departments, to ensure that the law is put in place and is applied properly. We welcome anything regarding the whistle-blower protection that's

Industry committee  I remember reading it. Maybe I could get back to you. In general, protection for whistle-blowers is extremely important, whether it's a different type of financial crime.... However, we need people to come forward with allegations in order to start a specific investigation. Any

Industry committee  It's a short answer, but yes, it would be much easier to search one database instead of searching 14 databases.

Industry committee  There is not specifically for this bill. Sometimes we tend to compare things with other countries. I think we're going to have to see how this bill, if it's adopted, fits in the Canadian legislative system. Something may work internationally, but then it doesn't fit with our char

Industry committee  As I said, the bill will give us the ability to obtain information on criminals that use certain companies to hide their illegal activities. We'll see how the provinces go about applying the provisions. The biggest advantage federally is that the bill will give us the ability to