Commission on Money Laundering Plaguing BC Winds Up

Commission on Money Laundering Plaguing BC Winds Up
Commissioner Austin Cullen listens to introductions before opening statements at the Cullen Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in British Columbia, in Vancouver on Feb. 24, 2020. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
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B.C.’s inquiry into money laundering amid allegations of rampant drug crimes and crime proceeds injected into real estate—fuelling a housing affordability crisis—heard its closing submissions this week, ahead of its final report expected in December.

Various stakeholders used their submissions to summarize their positions on the evidence heard, make general recommendations to the inquiry, assign or deflect blame, and attempt to influence how the Cullen Commission should move forward in producing its report.