Christine Duhaime
Unexplained Wealth Orders and the Amphetamine King
The British Columbia government is planning to introduce unexplained wealth orders (UWO) in its latest move to disrupt the province’s reputation as a safe haven for dirty money. Under the UWO...
Christine Duhaime: The wild FTX Ponzi scheme touched Vancouver
One struggles to find the words to describe the FTX debacle. It’s a wild story – a 30-year-old crypto dude who amassed a personal fortune of $25 billion in one year, and now is worth nothing! His...
Can British Columbia capitalize from the global chip race?
There is a tech race going on in most industrialized countries to capture a material part of semiconductor (chip) manufacturing. While Canada has semiconductors top of mind, it hasn’t entered the...
Hits and misses with the Cullen Commission report on money laundering
The Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in British Columbia issued its long-anticipated final report last week. The report has some big hits and some big misses. What the report...
Cha-ching! The Depp vs. Heard trial and the creator economy
Here is an interesting fact: the Depp vs. Heard trial is the most popular event in the world right now. Actor Johnny Depp is suing his former spouse, Amber Heard, in the State of Virginia, for US$50...
Why leaders are saying ‘No’ to closing the skies over Ukraine for now
The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, addressed the Parliament of Canada virtually on March 15, 2022, and in his address, he called on us to help “close the skies” over Ukraine and to impose...
The Ukraine war and protecting your business from Russian cyberattacks
To mitigate against the increased threat of cyberattacks during the Russian-Ukrainian tension, businesses should make sure that they keep systems up-to-date
Chaos in Canada and the Emergencies Act
It has been quite a crime week in Canada. At the beginning of the week, a cybercriminal hacked into a U.S. donation platform called GiveSendGo and knocked it offline in an attack targeting a...
Navigating the investment dangers and opportunities in NFTs
The NFT space is moving at a speed of a million tech miles a minute, but before you leap into NFTs as an investor or collector, here are a few things to consider. An NFT, which stands for...
Proposed federal agency could be powerful tool against financial crime
On August 24, 2021, the federal Liberal party released a housing plan as part of its election campaign with 17 promises they say will be implemented if re-elected. To the surprise of just about...