If you want to understand just how deeply corrupt Canada has become, and how heavily criminal money laundering has impacted the country and our real housing affordability, then you need to read investigative journalist Sam Cooper's book - Willful Blindness.
It is a massive and complex issue and he breaks it down, piece by piece, delivering the factual information and evidence on what has been happening for the past decade or more. The sheer scale and scope of what is happening right under our noses is breathtaking.
The corruption is evident and reaches the highest levels of our most important institutions that are meant to protect Canadians. Many seem unaware, but the head of the RCMPs national criminal intelligence unit has been arrested for selling inside information about investigations to the heads of transnational criminal organizations. Read that again.
The book is a Globe and Mail Bestseller and #1 Bestseller on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.ca/Wilful-Blindness-criminal-infiltrated-Communist-ebook/dp/B095YZY5GT/
It will be the most important book you read this year - but I have to warn you - you will be very angry.
The influence of money laundering on Vancouver RE in particular has been a problem for decades, as documented by Sam Cooper in his book Wilful Blindness and journalist Ian Young.
But over the last couple of years the RE bubble has affected all markets in Canada, literally from coast to coast. At this point it's basically a self perpetuating speculative bubble.
Until now, Chinese vendors have evaded criminal prosecution by selling drugs that mimic the deadly drug. Since they're not covered by drugs laws, these variants are technically legal to sell.
China is now bringing in a blanket ban of all fentanyl-type drugs which is meant to close that loop hole.
Law enforcement agencies have long suspected Chinese exporters are key sources of fentanyl flowing into Canada and the United States.
The new regulations come into effect on May 1.
"It is an encouraging step in controlling the flow of fentanyl into the country and onto our streets," said Mike Tucker, a spokesperson for ALERT, which is a specialized group of police investigators that targets organized crime.
Read this book "Willful Blindness" - https://www.amazon.ca/Wilful-Blindness-criminal-infiltrated-Communist-ebook/dp/B095YZY5GT/ref=sr_1_1?crid=81ZELQN0Q7UM&keywords=Wilful+Blindness%3A+How+a+network+of+narcos%2C+tycoons+and+CCP+agents+infiltrated+the+West+%28Holding+the+Chinese+C...