This article is the second of a three part series on counterfeit goods in Canada.
TORONTO—Toronto’s Pacific Mall has a reputation for having stores selling counterfeit goods. Police have carried out raids there, shutting down stores selling pirated DVDs.
Other stores in the mall sell counterfeit items labelled with designer names they can’t rightfully claim.
Counterfeit is a growing problem for the RCMP, complicated by the restricted powers of Canada’s border agents and what some call lenient laws.
The Epoch Times went to Pacific Mall to see what cheap and questionable products were on hand, but was chased off by an angry store owner while trying to photograph some of his wares.
“No pictures!” he yelled. Then he called mall security though no photos were taken.
His booth, which had no sign, wasn’t selling any obvious counterfeits, but some items were pirating the branding of established products, such as a coin purse with pictures of Ferrero Rocher chocolates that were named “Roger Ferris.”
