On Tuesday, the Canadian Securities Transition Office revealed its draft plan for a national securities regulator that calls for no headquarters but instead local offices “where most of the organization's staff and expertise will reside” in each participating province and territory. (...)

Because of advances in technology, commercial fraud has become increasingly easier to commit. In a survey last year by PricewaterhouseCoopers, 56 per cent of companies surveyed reported being victims of economic crime in the previous 12 months, compared with 46 per cent in 2003. (...)

Pierrette Sinclair will participate in a panel discussion entitled Energy, food, natural resources and the environment: striking the balance on September 16, 2010, as part of the 21st World Energy Congress, held at the Montreal Convention Centre.