www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, October 1, 2015 | 30 White-collar crime regulators far more aggressive in U.S. than Canada: Anand continued from p.29 foundation of our economy. The second objective of white-collar-crime legislation is to protect the investor. You are the investor and you need protection. According to Anand, white-collar crime can be hard to prove, so enforcement of the law can be problematic, resulting in few convictions. If the criminal is caught and convicted, the next concern is with the light penalties they receive. To me, that seems like an environment that favours and encourages whitecollar crime. The obvious question is what can be done? Anand said American regulators are far more aggressive at combating whitecollar crime than we are in Canada. She discussed some of the solutions that could be put in place to better protect Canadians. Hopefully, improvements will be made, but in the meantime, you could still be at risk. 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