Hearings Schedule

The hearings for the Commission into Money Laundering in B.C. have concluded.

For a brief overview of the main hearings, please click here.

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October, 2021

October 19, 2021

Oral Closing Submissions

  • Jin, Paul King
  • Heed, Kash
  • British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
  • Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch
  • Criminal Defence Advocacy Society
  • Transparency International Coalition
  • British Columbia Lottery Corporation
  • Government of Canada
  • Province of British Columbia

October 18, 2021

Oral Closing Submissions

  • Great Canadian Gaming Corporation
  • Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd.
  • The Society of Notaries Public of BC
  • The Society of Notaries Public of BC
  • Desmarais, Brad
  • BMW
  • British Columbia General Employees' Union
  • Alderson, Ross
  • Pinnock, Fred
  • Kroeker, Robert
  • Meilleur, Len

October 15, 2021

Oral Closing Submissions

  • Province of British Columbia
  • Province of British Columbia
  • Attorney General of Canada
  • Attorney General of Canada
  • Attorney General of Canada
  • Attorney General of Canada
  • Attorney General of Canada
  • British Columbia Lottery Corporation
  • British Columbia Lottery Corporation
  • Jim Lightbody
  • Law Society of British Columbia
  • Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada
  • Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia
  • Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia

September, 2021

September 14, 2021

  • Bob Boyle, Ernst & Young, the author of two expert reports that were furnished by BCLC to the Commission near the end of the evidentiary hearings, which ran from October 2020 to May 2021. (These reports have not been marked or entered into evidence to date.)

Testified previously, additional affidavits entered. Affidavits can be found on the Exhibits page.

  • Bill Lang (Affidavit #2) - Ex. 1040, Executive Director, VIP, Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd.
  • Adam Ross (Affidavit #3) - Ex. 1041, Consultant, White Label Insights
  • Joe Schalk (Affidavit) - Ex. 1043, Former Senior Director, Casino Investigations, Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch
  • Caterina Cuglietta (Affidavit #3) - Ex. 1045, AML Business Intelligence Analyst, British Columbia Lottery Corporation
  • Michael Scott (Affidavit) - Ex. 1050, Director, Compliance and Investigations, Real Estate Council of British Columbia
  • Blair Morrison (Affidavit) - Ex. 1051, Chief Executive Officer, BC Financial Services Authority (BCFSA)

Witnesses did not testify. Affadavit entered instead. Affidavits can be found on the Exhibits page.

  • William McCrea (Affidavit #1) - Ex. 1042, Former Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch (GPEB) Executive Director
  • Terri Van Sleuwen (Affidavit #1) - Ex. 1044, Former Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch (GPEB) Executive Director
  • Diana Bennett (Affidavit) - Ex. 1048, Chair, Board of Paragon Gaming, Inc.
  • Sandy Austin (Affidavit #1) - Ex. 1049, Director, People Rewards & Recruitment for British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC)

September 13, 2021

  • Bob Boyle, Ernst & Young, the author of two expert reports that were furnished by BCLC to the Commission near the end of the evidentiary hearings, which ran from October 2020 to May 2021. (These reports have not been marked or entered into evidence to date.)

September 10, 2021

  • Ross Alderson, Former Director of Anti-Money Laundering at the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC)

September 9, 2021

  • Ross Alderson, Former Director of Anti-Money Laundering at the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC)

May, 2021

May 14, 2021

  • Rolf van Wegberg, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Organization & Governance Section, Delft University of Technology
  • (recalled) Rich Coleman, Former Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General; Former Minister of Housing and Social Development; Former Minister of Energy and Mines and Minister Responsible for Housing

Testified previously, additional affidavits entered. Affidavits can be found on the Exhibits page.

  • Annette Ryan (Affidavit #1 and Ex. A) - Ex. 990-991, (Deputy Director and Chief Financial Officer, Enterprise Policy, Research and Programs Sector, FINTRAC)
  • Gurprit Bains (Affidavit #1) - Ex. 992, Deputy Chief Legal Officer, Law Society of British Columbia
  • Brad Desmarais (Affidavit #2) - Ex. 995, Chief Operating Officer, Vice President of Casino and Community Gaming, Interim Vice President of Legal Compliance and Security, British Columbia Lottery Corporation
  • Bud Smith (Affidavit #2) - Ex. 996, Former Board Chair, British Columbia Lottery Corporation
  • John Mazure (Affidavit #2) - Ex. 997, Former Assistant Deputy Minister and General Manager, Gaming Policy Enforcement Branch
  • Patrick Ennis (Affidavit #2) - Ex. 998, Former Vice President, Corporate Security and Compliance, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation
  • Calvin Chrustie (Affidavit #1) - Ex. 999, Former RCMP
  • Brad Rudnicki (Affidavits #1 & #2 and Attachments) - Ex. 1007-1013, Anti-Money Laundering Intelligence Specialist, British Columbia Lottery Corporation
  • Cheryl Wenezenki-Yolland (Affidavit #2) - Ex. 1018, Former Associate Deputy Minister of Finance

Witnesses did not testify. Affadavit entered instead. Affidavits can be found on the Exhibits page.

  • Joel Rank (Affidavit #1) - Ex. 993, Manager in the Project Management Office of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Assessment and Revenue Manager (CARM) Project
  • Tobias Louie (Affidavit #1) - Ex. 994, Executive Director of the BC Ferry Authority and the former Executive Director of the Corporate Policy and Planning Office (CPPO) in the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General (PSSG)
  • Sarah D'Ambrogio (Affidavit & Attachments) - Ex. 1000-1005, Policy Analyst for Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
  • Sherri-Lynn Foran (Affidavit) - Ex. 1006, Director of the Appeals & Enforcement Litigation Division of the Recourse Directorate, in the Finance and Corporate Management Branch of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
  • Lesley Soper (Affidavit #1) - Ex. 1019, Director-General in the National and Cyber Security Branch of Public Safety Canada
  • Craig Callens (Affidavit #1) - Ex. 1022, Retired Deputy Commissioner of RCMP
  • Gary Bass (Affidavit #1) - Ex. 1023, Former member of RCMP

May 13, 2021

  • Francien Rense, Partner, NautaDutilh (Ms. Rense concentrates on enforcement and sanctioning related issues companies, institutions, organizations, officers and professionals face, including as relates to anti-money laundering measures.)

May 12, 2021

  • Craig Hamilton, Detective Inspector; Acting Director, Financial Crime Group, New Zealand Police

May 11, 2021

  • Stephanie Brooker, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher - Washington, D.C.; Former Director, Enforcement Division, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), U.S. Department of Treasury; Former Chief, Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia; Former Federal Prosecutor

May 10, 2021

  • Stefan Cassella, Author (money laundering and asset forfeiture); Former Assistant U.S. Attorney, Office of the U.S. Attorney; Former Chief, Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering, Office of the U.S. Attorney - Baltimore; Former Deputy Chief, Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering, U.S. Department of Justice (expert on U.S. federal criminal law and asset forfeiture)

May 7, 2021

  • Maria Bergstrom, Associate Professor of European Law, Uppsala University

May 6, 2021

  • Jason Sharman, Sir Patrick Sheehy Professor of International Relations, Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge

May 5, 2021

  • Melinda Murray, Executive Director, Criminal Property Forfeiture, Community Safety Division, Manitoba Justice; Former Crown Counsel, Province of Manitoba

May 3, 2021

  • Gary Hughes, Barrister, Akarana Chambers, New Zealand (Mr. Hughes has worked on specialist anti-money laundering/financial crime matters since 2007)

April, 2021

April 30, 2021

  • Kash Heed, Former Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General; Former Chief Constable, West Vancouver Police Department

April 29, 2021

  • Richard Fyfe, Deputy Attorney General

April 28, 2021

  • Rich Coleman, Former Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General; Former Minister of Housing and Social Development; Former Minister of Energy and Mines and Minister Responsible for Housing

April 27, 2021

  • Cheryl Wenezenki-Yolland, Former Associate Deputy Minister of Finance

April 26, 2021

  • David Eby, Attorney General; Former Opposition Spokesperson for Gaming

April 23, 2021

  • Michael de Jong, Opposition Attorney General Critic; Former Minister of Finance

April 22, 2021

  • Lori Wanamaker, Deputy Minister to the Premier, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the British Columbia Public Service; Former Deputy Minister of Finance; Former Deputy Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General
  • Shirley Bond, Leader of the Opposition; Former Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General; Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice

April 21, 2021

  • Kevin Begg, Former Assistant Deputy Minister, Policing and Community Safety Branch; Former Director of Police Services

April 20, 2021

  • Christy Clark, Former Premier

April 19, 2021

  • Sam MacLeod, Assistant Deputy Minister and General Manager, Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch

April 16, 2021

  • Supt. Brent Taylor, Federal Serious and Organized Crime, Officer in Charge, Operations and Financial Integrity, RCMP “E” Division
  • Supt. Peter Payne, Director of Financial Crime, RCMP National Headquarters

April 15, 2021

Federal Serious and Organized Crime Money Laundering Team / Integrated Market Enforcement Team Panel:

  • Insp. Tony Farahbakhchian, Federal Serious and Organized Crime, Financial Integrity Unit, Money Laundering Team, RCMP “E” Division
  • S/Sgt. Kurt Bedford, Integrated Market Enforcement Team, RCMP “E” Division

April 14, 2021

Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit - BC / Joint Illegal Gaming Investigation Team / Counter Illicit Finance Alliance of British Columbia Panel:

  • Sgt. Ben Robinson, Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit - BC
  • Melanie Paddon, Investigator, Joint Illegal Gaming Investigation Team, Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit - BC

April 13, 2021

  • Dr. Peter German (cont'd), Consultant; Former Deputy Commissioner, RCMP

April 12, 2021

  • Dr. Peter German, Consultant; Former Deputy Commissioner, RCMP

April 9, 2021

Enforcement Panel:

  • Dr. Christian Leuprecht, Professor, Queen's University and Royal Military College of Canada
  • Garry Clement, Consultant; Former National Director, Proceeds of Crime, RCMP
  • Prof. Arthur Cockfield, Professor, Faculty of Law, Queen's University
  • Jeffrey Simser, Co-Author of Civil Asset Forfeiture in Canada

April 8, 2021

  • Barry Baxter, Former RCMP

April 7, 2021

  • Doug LePard, Consultant; Former Vancouver Police Department

Joint Illegal Gaming Investigation Team Panel:

  • S/Sgt. Joel Hussey, Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit - BC, Joint Illegal Gaming Investigation Team
  • Supt. Stephen Cocks, Superintendent in charge of E division RCMP, Special Investigative and Operational Techniques (SIOT)

April 6, 2021

Provincial Policing Panel:

  • Tom Steenvoorden, Executive Director, Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner; Former Acting Executive Director, Public Safety & Policing Operations Support, Policing and Security Branch
  • Clayton Pecknold, Police Complaint Commissioner; Former Assistant Deputy Minister and Director of Police Services, Policing and Security Branch
  • Wayne Rideout, Assistant Deputy Minister and Director of Police Services, Policing and Security Branch

March, 2021

March 31, 2021

Testified previously, additional affidavits entered. Affidavits can be found on the Exhibits page.

  • Daryl Tottenham (Affidavit #3) - Ex. 780, British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) Manager Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Programs, Former New Westminster Police Department Officer
  • Robert Kroeker (Affidavit #2) - Ex. 783, Former Officer, RCMP; Former Director of Civil Forfeiture and Former Vice President, Compliance and Legal, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation; Former Vice President, Legal, Compliance and Security/Chief Compliance Officer, British Columbia Lottery Corporation
  • Cathy Cuglietta (Affidavit #2) - Ex. 784, AML Business Intelligence Analyst, British Columbia Lottery Corporation

Witness did not testify. Affadavit entered instead. Affidavits can be found on the Exhibits page.

  • Beatrice Sturtevant (Affidavit #1) - Ex. 776, Managing Director, Canadian Jewellers Association
  • Marko Goluza (Affidavit #1) - Ex. 777, Director, Professional Conduct, Insurance Council of British Columbia
  • Norman Shields (Affidavit #1) - Ex. 778, Vice President, Finance and Administration, BMW Canada
  • Michelle Lee (Affidavit #1) - Ex. 779, Executive Director, Consumer Taxation Programs Branch, Revenue Division, Ministry of Finance of British Columbia
  • Anna Fitzgerald (Affidavit #1) - Ex 781, Executive Director, Compliance Division, Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch (GPEB)
  • Robin Jomha (Affidavit #1) - Ex. 782, Director Corporate Registration Unit, Licensing, Registration and Certification Division, GPEB
  • Richard Block (Affidavit #1) - Ex. 785, Senior Specialist, Regulatory Reporting and Fixed Assets, BCLC

March 30, 2021

Municipal Policing Panel:

  • Deputy Chief Constable Laurence Rankin, Vancouver Police Department
  • Inspector Mike Heard, Vancouver Police Department
  • Deputy Chief Constable Brett Crosby-Jones, Abbotsford Police Department
  • Inspector Chris Mullin, New Westminster Police Department

Testified previously, additional affidavits entered. Affidavits can be found on the Exhibits page.

  • Cpl. Karen Best (Affidavit #2) - Ex. 765, RCMP

Witness did not testify. Affadavit entered instead. Affidavits can be found on the Exhibits page.

  • Jiang Wei Liang (Affidavit #1) - Ex. 766, Businessman

March 29, 2021

  • Calvin Chrustie, Former RCMP

March 12, 2021

Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada Panel:

  • Barry MacKillop, Deputy Director, Intelligence Sector, Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
  • Donna Achimov, Deputy Director and Chief Compliance Officer, Compliance Sector, FINTRAC
  • Annette Ryan, Deputy Director and Chief Financial Officer, Enterprise Policy, Research and Programs Sector, FINTRAC

Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia Panel:

  • Larry Blaschuk, Registrar of Land Titles, Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia (LTSA)
  • Carlos MacDonald, Director of Land Titles, Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia (LTSA)
  • Gregory Steves, Vice President, Policy and Legal Services, Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia (LTSA)
  • Reuben Danakody, Director, Land Owner Transparency Registry

Witness did not testify. Affadavit entered instead. Affidavits can be found on the Exhibits page.

  • Adam Ross (Affidavit) - Ex. 729, Consultant, White Label Insights

March 11, 2021

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Panel:

  • Bert Pereboom, Senior Manager, Housing Market Policy, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
  • Wahid Abdallah, Specialist, Policy Analysis, CMHC

Statistics Canada Panel:

  • Haig McCarrell, Director of Investment, Science and Technology, Statistics Canada
  • Ellen Bekkering, Chief, Statistics Canada
  • Jean-Philippe Deschamps-Laporte, Chief, Statistics Canada
  • Jon Baron, Executive Director, Data, Finance Real Estate Data Analytics - BC Finance

March 10, 2021

  • Len Meilleur (cont'd), Former Executive Director of Compliance, Gaming Policy Enforcement Branch

March 8, 2021

Finance Real Estate Data Analytics Panel:

  • Christina Dawkins, Executive Lead, Finance Real Estate Data Analytics (FREDA), BC Ministry of Finance
  • Joseph Primeau, Executive Director, Policy, FREDA

Federal-Provincial Working Group on Real Estate Panel:

  • Christina Dawkins (cont'd), Executive Lead, Finance Real Estate Data Analytics (FREDA), BC Ministry of Finance
  • Justin Brown, Senior Director, Financial Crimes Policy, Department of Finance - Canada

March 5, 2021

Society of Notaries Public Panel:

  • Marny Morin, Secretary, Society of Notaries Public BC (SNPBC)
  • John Mayr, Executive Director, SNPBC

March 4, 2021

  • In camera (non-public) hearing, in accordance with Ruling #28. No video archive or transcript will be posted for this panel as a result.

March 3, 2021

  • Qi Li, Former Edgewater Casino Employee

March 2, 2021

Deloitte/Quantexa Panel:

  • Peter Dent, Managing Partner, Financial Advisory, BC Region, Deloitte LLP
  • Beth Dewitt, National Leader, Data Protection and Privacy, Deloitte LLP
  • David Stewart, Partner, Financial Crime Analytics, Deloitte LLP
  • Alexon Bell, Chief Product Officer, Quantexa
  • Brad Rudnicki, Anti-Money Laundering Intelligence Specialist, British Columbia Lottery Corporation

March 1, 2021

  • Cpl. Melvin Chizawsky, RCMP

February, 2021

February 26, 2021

  • Stephen Ellis, Real Estate Brokers Association of BC

February 25, 2021

  • Raheel Humayun, Managing Director, Investigations, Office of the Superintendent of Real Estate
  • Michael Scott, Director, Compliance and Investigations, Real Estate Council of British Columbia

February 24, 2021

  • Jay Chaudhary, Former Mortgage Broker

February 23, 2021

  • Cpl. Karen Best, RCMP

February 22, 2021

  • Samantha Gale, CEO, Canadian Mortgage Brokers Association - British Columbia
  • Michael McTavish, Director, Business Solutions, BC Financial Services Authority

February 19, 2021

  • Professor Henry Yu, University of British Columbia

February 18, 2021

  • Aled ab Iorwerth, Deputy Chief Economist, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Housing Prices Panel:

  • Professor Tsur Somerville, University of British Columbia
  • Professor Joshua Gordon, Simon Fraser University
  • Professor David Ley, University of British Columbia

February 17, 2021

Real Estate Council of British Columbia Panel (cont'd):

  • Erin Seeley, Chief Executive Officer, Real Estate Council of British Columbia (RECBC)
  • David Avren, Vice President, Legal and Compliance, RECBC

British Columbia Real Estate Association Panel:

  • Darlene Hyde, Chief Executive Officer, British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA)
  • Brendon Ogmundson, Chief Economist, BCREA

February 16, 2021

BC Government Regulators Panel:

  • Micheal Noseworthy, Superintendent of Real Estate
  • Blair Morrison, Chief Executive Officer, BC Financial Services Authority (BCFSA)
  • Chris Carter, Deputy Registrar of Mortgage Brokers, BCFSA

Real Estate Council of British Columbia Panel:

  • Erin Seeley, Chief Executive Officer, Real Estate Council of British Columbia (RECBC)
  • David Avren, Vice President, Legal and Compliance, RECBC

February 12, 2021

  • Len Meilleur, Former Executive Director of Compliance, Gaming Policy Enforcement Branch

February 11, 2021

  • Michael Graydon, Former Chief Executive Officer, British Columbia Lottery Corporation
  • John Mazure (cont'd), Former Assistant Deputy Minister and General Manager, Gaming Policy Enforcement Branch

February 10, 2021

  • Terrance Doyle (cont'd), President, Strategic Growth and Chief Compliance Officer, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation

February 9, 2021

  • Walter Soo, Former Employee of Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (including as Vice President of Player and Gaming Development)
  • Terrance Doyle, President, Strategic Growth and Chief Compliance Officer, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation

February 8, 2021

  • Doug Scott, Former Assistant Deputy Minister and General Manager, Gaming Policy Enforcement Branch

February 5, 2021

  • John Mazure, Former Assistant Deputy Minister and General Manager, Gaming Policy Enforcement Branch

February 4, 2021

  • Patrick Ennis (cont'd), Former Vice President, Corporate Security and Compliance, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation
  • Bud Smith, Former Board Chair, British Columbia Lottery Corporation

February 3, 2021

  • Sue Birge, Former Executive Director, Policy and Legislation Division, Gaming Policy Enforcement Branch; Former Acting Assistant Deputy Minister and General Manager, Gaming Policy Enforcement Branch
  • Patrick Ennis, Former Vice President, Corporate Security and Compliance, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation

February 2, 2021

  • Brad Desmarais (cont'd), Chief Operating Officer, Vice President of Casino and Community Gaming, Interim Vice President of Legal Compliance and Security, British Columbia Lottery Corporation

February 1, 2021

  • Terry Towns (cont'd), Former Vice President of Corporate Security and Compliance, British Columbia Lottery Corporation
  • Brad Desmarais, Chief Operating Officer, Vice President of Casino and Community Gaming, Interim Vice President of Legal Compliance and Security, British Columbia Lottery Corporation

January, 2021

January 29, 2021

  • Jim Lightbody (cont'd), Chief Executive Officer and President, British Columbia Lottery Corporation
  • Terry Towns, Former Vice President of Corporate Security and Compliance, British Columbia Lottery Corporation
  • Kevin Sweeney, Director of Security, Privacy and Compliance, Legal, Compliance, Security Division, British Columbia Lottery Corporation

January 28, 2021

  • Jim Lightbody, Chief Executive Officer and President, British Columbia Lottery Corporation
  • Derek Sturko, Former Assistant Deputy Minister and General Manager, Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch

January 27, 2021

  • Cary Skrine, Executive Director, Enforcement Division, Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch

January 26, 2021

  • Robert Kroeker (cont'd), Former Officer, RCMP; Former Director of Civil Forfeiture and Former Vice President, Compliance and Legal, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation; Former Vice President, Legal, Compliance and Security/Chief Compliance Officer, British Columbia Lottery Corporation

January 25, 2021

  • Rick Duff, Former Employee of Great Canadian Gaming Corporation and Paragon (Mr. Duff held a range of positions including Dealer, Assistant General Manager of Casino Operations, and Director of Guest Experiences)
  • Robert Kroeker, Former Officer, RCMP; Former Director of Civil Forfeiture and Former Vice President, Compliance and Legal, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation; Former Vice President, Legal, Compliance and Security/Chief Compliance Officer, British Columbia Lottery Corporation

January 22, 2021

  • Derek Dickson, Director, Casino Investigations, Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch
  • Joe Schalk, Former Senior Director, Casino Investigations, Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch

January 21, 2021

  • Maggie Chiu, Manager, VIP Development, Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd.
  • Caterina Cuglietta, AML Business Intelligence Analyst, British Columbia Lottery Corporation
  • Kevin deBruyckere, Director, AML & Investigations, Legal Compliance, Security Division, British Columbia Lottery Corporation

Witness did not testify. Affadavit entered instead. Affidavits can be found on the Exhibits page.

  • Bill Lang (Affidavit #1) - Ex. 480, Executive Director, VIP, Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd.
  • Gurmit Aujla (Affidavit #1) - Ex. 481, Director, Internal Audit, Audit Service Department, British Columbia Lottery Corporation

January 20, 2021

  • Anna Gabriele, Anti-Money Laundering Manager, Financial Intelligence Unit - High Risk Customer Group, Global Anti-Money Laundering, Toronto Dominion Bank
  • Michael Bowman, Global Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer, Toronto Dominion Bank Group

January 19, 2021

Credit Unions' Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officers (CAMLOs) Panel:

  • Ezekiel Chhoa, BlueShore Financial
  • Lindzee Herring, First West Credit Union
  • Erin Tolfo, Coast Capital Savings Credit Union

Please note: the video archive and the transcript does not include this CAMLO Panel which was held in camera as per Ruling 24. No video archive or transcript will be posted for this panel as a result.

Banks' Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officers (CAMLOs) Panel:

  • Stuart Davis, Scotiabank
  • Jay Stark, RBC
  • Georgia Stavridis, HSBC

January 18, 2021

MSB - Industry and Policing Panel:

  • Megan Nettleton, Supervisor, RCMP National Headquarters (NHQ) Financial Crime Analysis Unit
  • Michael Cox, Chief Compliance Officer & Finance Director, Vancouver Bullion & Currency Exchange
  • Joseph Iuso, Executive Director, Canadian Money Service Business Association

Money Services Business (MSB) - Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) Panel:

  • Barry MacKillop, Deputy Director, Intelligence Sector, FINTRAC
  • Donna Achimov, Deputy Director and Chief Compliance Officer, Compliance Sector, FINTRAC
  • Annette Ryan, Deputy Director and Chief Financial Officer, Enterprise Policy, Research and Programs Sector, FINTRAC

January 15, 2021

  • Chris Elgar, Vice President and Deputy Superintendent of Financial Institutions, Prudential Supervision, BC Financial Services Authority

White Label ATM Panel:

  • Chris Chandler, CEO, Access Cash; President and CEO, Perativ; past President, ATM Industry Association
  • Kirkland Morris, Vice President, Enterprise Initiatives & External Affairs, Interac Corp.
  • Melanie Paddon, Investigator, Joint Illegal Gaming Investigation Team, Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit - BC

January 14, 2021

  • Nicholas Maxwell, Head of the Future of Financial Intelligence Sharing (FFIS) Programme, RUSI Centre for Financial Crime and Securities Studies

January 13, 2021

Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPAC) Panel:

  • Michele Wood-Tweel, CPA Canada Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
  • Dr. José Hernandez, Ph.D., CEO, Ortus Strategies

January 12, 2021

Chartered Professional Accountants of BC (CPABC) Panel:

  • Edward Tanaka, CPABC Vice President, Professional Conduct
  • Lisa Eng-Liu, CPABC Vice President, Public Practice Regulation

January 11, 2021

  • Matthew McGuire, Co-Founder, The AML Shop

December, 2020

December 18, 2020

  • Phil Tawtel, Executive Director, British Columbia Civil Forfeiture Office

December 17, 2020

  • Dr. Natalie Skead, Professor in Law and Dean and Head of School, University of Western Australia Law School

December 16, 2020

  • Dr. Colin King, Reader in Law and Director of Postgraduate Research Studies, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London
  • Detective Inspector Barry Butler, Criminal Assets Bureau (Ireland)
  • Kevin McMeel, Bureau Legal Officer, Criminal Assets Bureau (Ireland)

December 15, 2020

  • Helena Wood, Associate Fellow, Royal United Services Institute
  • Anton Moiseienko, Research Fellow, Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Royal United Services Institute

December 14, 2020

  • Jeffrey Simser, Co-Author of Civil Asset Forfeiture in Canada

December 11, 2020

Trade-Based Money Laundering Panel:

  • Joel Gibbons, Senior Program Advisor, Intelligence and Targeting Directorate, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
  • C/M Bryanna Gateley, Intelligence Analyst, Federal Serious and Organized Crime Unit, RCMP
  • Sgt. Sushile Sharma, Member, Federal Serious and Organized Crime Unit, RCMP
  • Dr. John Zdanowicz, President of International Trade Alert, Inc. and Professor of Finance, Florida International University

December 10, 2020

Trade-Based Money Laundering Panel:

  • Joel Gibbons, Senior Program Advisor, Intelligence and Targeting Directorate, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
  • C/M Bryanna Gateley, Intelligence Analyst, Federal Serious and Organized Crime Unit, RCMP
  • Sgt. Sushile Sharma, Member, Federal Serious and Organized Crime Unit, RCMP

December 9, 2020

  • John Cassara, Former US Intelligence Officer and Treasury Special Agent in the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the US Secret Service and the US Customs Service

December 8, 2020

Illegal Markets and Money Laundering Panel:

  • Peter Reuter, Professor, University of Maryland School of Public Policy and Department of Criminology
  • Jonathan Caulkins, Professor of Operations Research and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College

(Professors Reuter and Caulkins will speak to their White Paper: Relating the Size of Illegal Markets to Associated Amounts of Money Laundered - commissioned by the Cullen Commission)

December 7, 2020

The Fentanyl Market in B.C. Panel:

  • Dr. Martin Bouchard, Ph.D., Professor, School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University
  • Dr. M-J Milloy, Ph.D., Research Scientist, British Columbia Centre on Substance Use

(Dr. Bouchard and Dr. Milloy will speak to their report - Estimating the Size of the Fentanyl Market in B.C. - commissioned by the Cullen Commission)

December 4, 2020

  • Brigitte Unger, Professor of Law, Economics and Governance, Utrecht University School of Economics, and Economics of the Public Sector Chair, Utrecht University, Netherlands

December 3, 2020

  • Barbara McIsaac, Lawyer, Author of The Law of Privacy in Canada

December 2, 2020

  • Graham Barrow, UK Transparency Expert, Co-Host of "The Dark Money Files"
  • Wayne Holland, Former RCMP Officer and Officer-in-Charge, Integrated Illegal Gaming Enforcement Team; Former Chief Constable, Nelson Police Department

December 1, 2020

  • Carol Prest, Executive Director and Registrar, BC Registries and Online Services
  • Joseph Primeau, A/ED, Financial and Corporate Sector Policy Branch, BC Ministry of Finance

November, 2020

November 30, 2020

Beneficial Ownership Panel:

  • James Cohen, Executive Director, Transparency International Canada
  • Peter Dent, Managing Partner, Financial Advisory, BC Region, Deloitte LLP
  • Chris Taggart, Co-founder and CEO, OpenCorporates
  • Mora Johnson, Lawyer, Ottawa

November 27, 2020

Beneficial Ownership Panel:

  • Michael Barron, UK Consultant, Co-Author of Towards a Global Norm of Beneficial Ownership Transparency
  • Tim Law, UK Consultant, Co-Author of Towards a Global Norm of Beneficial Ownership Transparency

November 25, 2020

Industry Panel:

  • Peter Warrack, Chief Compliance Officer, Bitfinex
  • Charlene Cieslik, Chief Compliance Officer, Localcoin, Principal, Complifact AML Inc., former Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer, and Privacy Officer, Coinsquare Ltd and subsidiaries
  • Ryan Mueller, Chief Compliance Officer, Netcoins
  • Giles Dixon, Senior Manager, Grant Thornton, Toronto

November 24, 2020

Chainalysis Panel:

  • Jesse Spiro, Global Head of Policy & Regulatory Affairs Chainalysis
  • Ian Place, Director Solutions Architecture, Chainalysis

November 23, 2020

RCMP Panel:

  • Sgt. Adrienne Vickery, RCMP National Cryptocurrency Coordinator, National Headquarters Federal Policing Criminal Operations, Financial Crime - Proceeds of Crime Money Laundering Section
  • Sgt. Warren Krahenbil, RCMP Federal Cybercrime Operations Group Team Leader
  • Cpl. Aaron Gilkes, Digital Forensic Supervisor, RCMP "E" Division, British Columbia

November 20, 2020

  • Prof. Michael Levi, Professor, Cardiff University

November 19, 2020

Law Society of British Columbia Panel (cont'd):

  • Craig Ferris, QC, President, Law Society of British Columbia
  • Don Avison, QC, Executive Director / CEO, Law Society of British Columbia
  • Jeanette McPhee, CFO and Director of Trust Regulation, Law Society of British Columbia
  • Gurprit Bains, Deputy Chief Legal Officer, Law Society of British Columbia

November 18, 2020

Law Society of British Columbia Panel:

  • Craig Ferris, QC, President, Law Society of British Columbia
  • Don Avison, QC, Executive Director / CEO, Law Society of British Columbia
  • Jeanette McPhee, CFO and Director of Trust Regulation, Law Society of British Columbia
  • Gurprit Bains, Deputy Chief Legal Officer, Law Society of British Columbia

November 17, 2020

  • Frederica Wilson (cont'd), Executive Director and Deputy CEO, Federation of Law Societies of Canada
  • Dr. Katie Benson, Professor, Lancaster University

Additional Hearing Starting at 2:30pm

  • Fred Pinnock, Former RCMP Officer and Officer-in-Charge, Integrated Illegal Gaming Enforcement Team

November 16, 2020

Department of Finance - Canada / Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) Panel:

  • Gabriel Ngo, Senior Advisor, Financial Crimes Policy, Department of Finance - Canada
  • Bruce Wallace, Manager of Strategic Policy and Reviews, Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
  • Frederica Wilson, Executive Director and Deputy CEO, Federation of Law Societies of Canada

November 13, 2020

  • Larry Vander Graaf (cont'd), Former Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch (GPEB), Executive Director of Investigations, Former RCMP Officer

November 12, 2020

  • Larry Vander Graaf, Former Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch (GPEB), Executive Director of Investigations, Former RCMP Officer

November 10, 2020

  • Daryl Tottenham (cont'd), British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) Manager Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Programs, Former New Westminster Police Department Officer

November 9, 2020

  • Mike Hiller, Former British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) Investigator, Former RCMP Officer

November 6, 2020

  • Fred Pinnock (cont'd), Former RCMP Officer and Officer-in-Charge, Integrated Illegal Gaming Enforcement Team
  • Tom Robertson, Former RCMP Officer and Officer-in-Charge, Integrated Illegal Gaming Enforcement Team, Former Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch (GPEB) Investigator

November 5, 2020

  • Daryl Tottenham (cont'd), British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) Manager Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Programs, Former New Westminster Police Department Officer
  • Fred Pinnock, Former RCMP Officer and Officer-in-Charge, Integrated Illegal Gaming Enforcement Team

November 4, 2020

  • Daryl Tottenham, British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) Manager Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Programs, Former New Westminster Police Department Officer

November 3, 2020

  • Rob Barber, Former Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch (GPEB) Investigator, Former RCMP Officer
  • Muriel Labine, Former Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (GCGC) Dealer Supervisor

November 2, 2020

  • Ken Ackles, Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch (GPEB) Manager of Investigations, Former RCMP Officer

Witnesses did not testify. Affadavit entered instead. Affidavits can be found on the Exhibits page.

  • Bal Bamra (Affidavit #1) - Ex. 143, Manager, Anti-Money Laundering Intelligence for British Columbia Lottery Corporation

October, 2020

October 30, 2020

  • John Karlovcec (cont'd), Former British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) Director, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) & Investigations, Former RCMP Officer

October 29, 2020

  • Gord Friesen (cont'd), Former British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) Manager of Investigations, Former RCMP Officer
  • John Karlovcec, Former British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) Director, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) & Investigations, Former RCMP Officer

October 28, 2020

  • Ward Clapham (cont'd), Former Officer-in-Charge, Richmond RCMP Detachment
  • Gord Friesen, Former British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) Manager of Investigations, Former RCMP Officer

October 27, 2020

  • Stone Lee, British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) Investigator, Former Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (GCGC) Surveillance Manager
  • Ward Clapham, Former Officer-in-Charge, Richmond RCMP Detachment

October 26, 2020

  • Steve Beeksma, British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Project Specialist, Former Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (GCGC) Surveillance Shift Manager

June, 2020

June 16, 2020

  • Sir Robert Wainwright (cont'd), Former Executive Director of Europol and Partner with Deloitte (Netherlands)

June 15, 2020

  • Sir Robert Wainwright, Former Executive Director of Europol and Partner with Deloitte (Netherlands)

June 12, 2020

  • Mark Sieben (cont'd), Deputy Solicitor General, BC Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General
  • Christina Dawkins (cont'd), Executive Lead, Finance Real Estate Data Analytics, BC Ministry of Finance
  • Megan Harris (cont'd), Executive Director and Anti-Money Laundering Secretariat Lead, BC Ministry of Attorney General

June 11, 2020

  • Mark Sieben, Deputy Solicitor General, BC Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General
  • Christina Dawkins, Executive Lead, Finance Real Estate Data Analytics, BC Ministry of Finance
  • Megan Harris, Executive Director and Anti-Money Laundering Secretariat Lead, BC Ministry of Attorney General

June 10, 2020

  • Robert Gilchrist (cont'd), RCMP Chief Superintendent, Director General of the Criminal Intelligence Service of Canada
  • Leslie Stevens (cont'd), Inspector, Criminal Intelligence Service British Columbia/Yukon Territory Bureau
  • Ryland Wellwood (cont'd), Civilian Member Analyst, RCMP

June 9, 2020

  • Robert Gilchrist, RCMP Chief Superintendent, Director General of the Criminal Intelligence Service of Canada
  • Leslie Stevens, Inspector, Criminal Intelligence Service British Columbia/Yukon Territory Bureau
  • Ryland Wellwood, Civilian Member Analyst, RCMP

June 8, 2020

  • Michael Levi (cont'd), Professor, Cardiff University
  • Peter Reuter (cont'd), Professor, University of Maryland School of Public Policy and Department of Criminology

June 5, 2020

  • Michael Levi, Professor, Cardiff University
  • Peter Reuter, Professor, University of Maryland School of Public Policy and Department of Criminology

June 4, 2020

  • William Gilmore (cont'd), Emeritus Professor, School of Law, University of Edinburgh, Scotland

June 3, 2020

  • William Gilmore, Emeritus Professor, School of Law, University of Edinburgh, Scotland

June 2, 2020

  • Oliver Bullough (cont'd), Journalist and Author

June 1, 2020

  • Oliver Bullough, Journalist and Author

May, 2020

May 29, 2020

  • Simon Lord (cont'd), Senior Officer and Money Laundering Expert, National Crime Agency (UK)

May 28, 2020

  • Simon Lord, Senior Officer and Money Laundering Expert, National Crime Agency (UK)

May 27, 2020

  • Stephen Schneider (cont'd), Professor, St. Mary's University, Halifax

May 26, 2020

  • Stephen Schneider (cont'd), Professor, St. Mary's University, Halifax

May 25, 2020

  • Stephen Schneider, Professor, St. Mary's University, Halifax

February, 2020

February 26, 2020

    February 25, 2020

      February 24, 2020

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