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Tracey Lindeman in Ottawa

Three-year report reveals vast scale of money laundering in British Columbia

aerial view of homes on two sides of a road
The finding is in direct contrast with what politicians have been saying for years. Photograph: Darryl Dyck/AP

British Columbia is a magnet for money laundering, and Canada’s lax regulations are allowing billions of dollars to illegally flow into the province, according to the findings of a three-year public inquiry.

The inquiry found that such concentration of activity has had an extraordinary impact on the BC economy – but that its influence on the housing market – the original motive for the investigation – has been overstated.

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