BC Commission’s Report Finds Politicians Didn’t Do Enough to Fight Money Laundering

BC Commission’s Report Finds Politicians Didn’t Do Enough to Fight Money Laundering
Commissioner Austin Cullen (L) and Patrick McGowan, senior commission counsel, listen to a question while meeting with reporters after releasing the report from the Inquiry Into Money Laundering in British Columbia, in Vancouver on June 15, 2022. The Canadian Press/Rich Lam
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Politicians could have done more to combat money laundering in British Columbia, says a much-anticipated report from a wide-ranging inquiry into the issue. The report, released on June 15, also recommends that the province set up its own money laundering intelligence and investigation unit rather than relying mostly on the federal agencies dedicated to the issue.

“Money laundering in the province’s casinos persisted over the tenures of multiple ministers responsible for gaming,” says the report compiled by former B.C. Supreme Court justice Austin Cullen.