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{
"time": "2008-05-06 14:10:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Ken Boshcoff (Thunder Bay\u2014Rainy River, Lib.)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1073186\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, new regulations affecting the real estate industry take effect this June 23 with regard to anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1073187\" data-originallang=\"en\">Realtors have consistently supported the federal government's efforts to monitor, document and report known suspicious and illegal activity, and have been meeting regularly with officials to develop clear implementation protocols for the new requirements. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1073188\" data-originallang=\"en\">However, it would seem that neither the government, the industry, nor the public is prepared for the June implementation deadline. There are still huge loopholes in the legislation, and interpretations and guidelines remain incomplete. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1073189\" data-originallang=\"en\">The new rules would force salespeople into a law enforcement role. The industry needs time to prepare in order to partner with government in combating criminal activity. Realtors are further asking the government to initiate a campaign to educate the general public.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1073190\" data-originallang=\"en\">Will the government act or will it again demonstrate its incompetence?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1073186\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, de nouveaux r\u00e8glements sur le recyclage de l'argent et le financement des activit\u00e9s terroristes applicables au secteur immobilier entreront en vigueur le 23 juin. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1073187\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les courtiers en immeubles ont toujours appuy\u00e9 les efforts d\u00e9ploy\u00e9s par le gouvernement pour surveiller, \u00e9tayer de documents et signaler les activit\u00e9s louches ou illicites et ils ont assist\u00e9 r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement \u00e0 des rencontres avec des fonctionnaires afin de mettre au point des protocoles pr\u00e9cis de mise en oeuvre des nouvelles exigences. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1073188\" data-originallang=\"en\">Il semblerait n\u00e9anmoins que ni le gouvernement ni le secteur immobilier ni le public ne soient fin pr\u00eats pour la date butoir du 23 juin. Il reste d'\u00e9normes \u00e9chappatoires dans les dispositions l\u00e9gislatives, sans compter que l'interpr\u00e9tation et les lignes directes sont toujours incompl\u00e8tes. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1073189\" data-originallang=\"en\">En vertu des nouvelles r\u00e8gles, les vendeurs seraient forc\u00e9s de jouer les policiers. Le secteur immobilier a besoin de temps pour se pr\u00e9parer \u00e0 lutter contre la criminalit\u00e9 en partenariat avec le gouvernement. Les courtiers demandent en outre au gouvernement de lancer une campagne de sensibilisation du public.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1073190\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le gouvernement va-t-il agir, ou manifester une fois de plus son incomp\u00e9tence?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2008/5/6/ken-boshcoff-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/37/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1432/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "2454332",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements by Members",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Real Estate Industry",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2008/5/6/",
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}
}