money laundering

Canada’s housing markets are rife with shadowy buyers and greasy cash. B.C. was just the beginning.

The President’s political tormentors are now asking questions about the underworld, organized crime and money-laundering.

After last week’s attempt at money-laundering humour, Peter Kent was mostly silent in Question Period yesterday, responding only to a question about Parks Canada. Three times the opposition asked about the Environment Minister’s use of the term “laundering” and three times it was National Revenue Minister Gail Shea who stood to respond.

Earlier this week, Environment Minister Peter Kent suggested some environmental advocacy groups had “laundered” foreign funds. Yesterday in QP, he was confronted about this allegation and responded as follows.