As a Canadian practicing law and operating out of the British
Virgin Islands (BVI), any mention of Mossack Fonseca and Canada in
the same breath is guaranteed to capture my attention.
My law firm seeks to recover assets stolen by international
fraud and grand corruption. As such, a recent joint exposé by the CBC, Radio
Canada, and the Toronto Star caught my attention. When
the Panama Papers scandal broke in April 2016,
much of the world's focus turned to the BVI. The actions of the
Mossack Fonseca (BVI) offices based here generated much of the
criticism heaped on this small Caribbean Territory. Indeed, the
criticism of offshore companies, trusts and bank accounts reached a
hitherto unseen crescendo.
