Who‘s robbing millions from The Bank of Canada? - The Fifth Estate

[@rickallen9099]

Sending millions in a "tax refund" to a company in Pakistan should be enough of a red flag right there. This is pathetic.

[@441rider]

Health Canada pot companies get bigger checks I bet and investors money and still keep licenses.

[@b-rare]

its laziness from the cra and then we tax payers have to suffer for it.

[@praveensingha3040]

STOP DEALING WITH ISI EX PAKISTANI CORRUPT GENERALS😅😅😅

[@thatsMyBouquet]

No kidding eh? geepers 😮

[@thatsMyBouquet]

@@b-rarethe government is broken …

[@Greatoneguy]

CRA only goes after honest and hard-working Canadians. Not criminals, now that's too hard to go after.

[@gryph01]

Did you pay attention to the video? CRA is going after them... The video shows the evidence CRA jas collected against them

[@krisboucher37]

Cra is absolutely the worst.

[@samtheman1766]

Indeed and send a lot of money to Ukraine with so many things to be fixed in CA

[@realcanadiangirl64]

That's because the Liberal's are our country's biggest criminals!

[@parkerbohnn]

That's why Canada is the number one country in the world for money laundering. Other countries seize the properties and criminally prosecute the money launderers.

[@gingerkilkus]

I am really worried about the current bank crisis/interest rates, these are all the signs of yet another 2008 market crash 2.0 , so my question is do I still save in the Canada dollar or is this a good time to buy gold?

[@JohnsonAshley-sy3lx]

It’s always a good option to keep some gold. Well with the current market situation and everything at stake with the present economy, I’d say you’re better off staying away from stocks fr awhile or better still reach out to an adviser for guidance.

[@BernardFrederick-tk7un]

True, a lot of folks downplay the role of advisors until being burnt by their own emotions. I remember couple summers back, after my lengthy divorce, I needed a good boost to help my business stay afloat, hence I researched for license advisors and came across someone of due diligence, helped a lot to grow my reserve notwithstanding inflation, from $275k to approx. $550k so far.

[@foreverlaura-fq4eu]

@@BernardFrederick-tk7un Could you kindly elaborate on the advisor's background and qualifications?

[@BernardFrederick-tk7un]

The advisor that guides me is Annette Marie Holt, most likely the internet is where to find her basic info, just search her name. She's established.

[@AlfredWilliams-ki6ri]

@@BernardFrederick-tk7un Thank you for this tip. It was easy to find your coach. Did my due diligence on her before scheduling a phone call with her. She seems proficient considering her résumé.

[@patpoirier6378]

Cra will come after you for 300$ but too incompetent to stop these crooks

[@jezza_wut]

Nah We got dinged for less the $2.00.

[@Bellasooner11]

The CRA would come after you for .50 never mind a few hundred, this government is the most corrupted government ever.

[@althunder4269]

The CRA is too busy auditing waitresses for undeclared tips.

[@johnnygoodman2003]

If you want really want to look at the real problems in canada, look at every single person who overtly hates trudeau. All of that misplaced hate hides a lazy citizen collecting outragous amounts in welfare.

[@MA.B]

Agreed

[@cc1drt]

imagine tipping in 2023 lmfao

[@Katrn30]

Exactly!

[@MidnightSunshine27]

Omg I work at a restaurant and my co worker got audited. She's a single mom and needs to pay back 2500 dls. 😢😕

[@cindyb1973]

I worked and paid taxes for over 50 years, I am heartbroken and disgusted that the people who we put in place to govern it let it just slip through their fingers. Wake up, how incompetent.

[@espressomatic]

And if anyone doesn't think there are hundreds of CRA employees who are complicit and benefiting from these and other scams, get a little closer and I'll tell you about a bridge I have for sale.

[@workoutandread]

@@espressomatic proof? and I want legitimate proof not your head canon.

[@espressomatic]

@@workoutandread Exactly what I'm going to do, provide proof to some KZbin rando and get myself identified in the process.

[@MicsMugz519]

​@@espressomatic😅

[@Viewer-qm3qx]

I'm livid. That money belongs to Canadians who've paid into it. Contributions vary depending on the citizen, yet pretty much ANYONE can sponge off it

[@lawrence9401]

Hi @fifthestate, I am a qualified CPA investigator and would love to join you in this fight. No one fights for the common canadian people. Someone gotta do it.

[@Seekerz37]

Lawrence , there is alot of info here and there is alot of information that’s pubic information. I find it weird that she never met up with the 5th estate and I don’t trust our government. I do think someone is trying to put on thoses two guys. Anyways if you do look into it I wish you the best and I wish I was kept informed because you’re right Canadians have the right to know where their money is going. Anyways good luck and God bless

[@user-ul4ew7vt7h]

Thank you for trying to help❤❤❤

[@dm7884]

I really appreciate that Mr. M and 5th Estate are pushing the truth for Canadians. We need you! Thank you for your expertise and time.

[@charlenefrench5404]

😂 not even close!

[@mattmoss235]

Hahahaha you believe all this?

[@ortenciafigueroa2782]

Poro.como.tellamas.el.enpresario.y.que.es.dice.no.entiendo.okey....😅😅

[@ortenciafigueroa2782]

Pero.cuidado.com.cuentos.o.negocios.sucio.okey.no.quiero.engaño.porque.tengo.agentes.de.la.dea.y.FBI..que.te.pueden.persegir.no.es.para.asutaci.sino.para.no.engañes.okey

[@tracyallen7020]

I am so sick to death of the incompetence and corruption of the Canadian.government with near zero accountability or consequences..

[@LLisa180]

What? That seems like an irrational response. There is clearly a crack in the system that needs to be fixed ASAP, that part is clear, but governments and policies don’t move quickly. The corruption here stems from the criminals looking for loopholes and then stealing from Canadians. There are probably international politics involved so hence Bibeau’s lame response

[@starbright1256]

Incompetent is right

Canada is being looted in to bankruptcy. May as well steal yours while you can as well while this country still exists.

[@rexxx927]

@@LLisa180 irrational would be freezing bank accounts flank cannons LRADs and mandatory boosterz??????? or should we add a concrete balloon monument for Roxham road and the balance of 54M$ arrive can to 13m$ missing or should we just QUE the Teresa Tam Xmas video early?....or is the HOC carpets not dirty and a non-frontline worker got the security clearance with a slice of cheesecake? am I missing something here i mean you have seen the Simpsons right?

[@christinebarbeau3191]

​@rexxx927 excellent recap. Its all theatrics, and some people can see

[@mimi34567]

What a joke. What an embarrasment. What an injustice to Canadians. The actions or lack thereof of the government is down right an injustice.

[@jimhendrix7776]

Trudeaus been caught 3 times stealing public $$$, but the integrity commissions deemed it to be OK 😆... he's been handing our money ey to his friends for years, as has Ford!!

[@stoptrudeau42]

Get rid of blackface

[@romanmajcher531]

Injuicte may be a definition of not f to be Canadian

[@Notfunnysam]

Danielle Smith. ... Pension raider. Doug Ford... Handing Ontarios Public Assets to foriegn private developers for pennies, an 8 billion dollar land grab and givaway. Sabotaging our health care system then letting private profit motive in so eventualy we will be living under a system exactly like the worlds scariest health care system, the American nightmare! Education... gutted. Ford uses 2 separate phones but all of his phone records connected registered to his government phone number show ZERO activity.....organized criminals are robbing us blind!!!

[@boogyjuggy]

BINGO. Who‘s robbing millions from The Bank of Canada? = Quebec, quebec, the french, quebec....Ottawa....its been going on for decades....all disguised as equalization, grants, subsides....bilingualism (french)...$$$ ....hundreds of billions stolen...

[@drydz8670]

W T F. Incompetence and corruption to the highest levels. Meanwhile, I as an individual citizen gets heavily taxed and this is where it goes. Shame!

[@janicepaisley9329]

Ridiculous!! How many CRA employees are involved… today 100’s were reported to have taken CERB, While employed at CRA

[@ShawnNewEarthCreations]

Income tax is a scam, a renewable source of income for the parasites controlling the world.

[@Ass-pw5mf]

Look at whose working there and you'll have the answer.

[@beer1for2break3fast4]

God forbid some hard working Canadian doesn't pay his share of taxes on time. CRA would be all over that like rats in a dumpster while the real criminals rake in millions and laugh all the way to their foreign hideaway. Our Minister of Revenue needs to be held accountable and possibly fired.

[@ironhell813]

Sounds like he might need a lead letter day.

[@a.d8022]

Why are Canadians being taken for idiots ? This is a serious issue, and the minister is dismissing it like it's nothing. A statement seriously?

[@ruthcattle2352]

Have you seen what we have for a Prime Minister it is, not shocking, but considering he spends taxpayers' money like water you would think he would be ticked about the competition.

[@AtheismF7W]

Canada has a (recent) history of incompetence and corruption. This goes from financial sector to government.

[@indianmilitary]

@@ruthcattle2352 This has been going on for a while now (long before JT came into the scene)

[@sophien5416]

Yep! It's the fact that the accused Iristel is willing to do full interviews with Fifth Estate, but our elected minister choses not to that did it for me.

[@lilsabin]

Because canadians are DOCILE 🙂

[@eagledice2008]

I moved to Canada 8 years ago and in that short time I have paid $240000 in taxes I don't have a business I'm not rich I just work I'm literally living paycheck to paycheck going to work everyday paying taxes so that the Feds can throw away my hard earned money like this I'm pissed really really pissed

[@positiveme4063]

THAT IS HORRIFIC

[@positiveme4063]

THAT IS HORRIFIC

[@positiveme4063]

THAT IS HORRIFIC

[@positiveme4063]

THAT IS HORRIFIC

[@85gti]

Make sure you vote strategically next election. It's our only hope at a prosperous future

[@StarHarvestOfficial]

This is one of the most important pieces you've ever made. Incredibly well done by everybody involved 👏

[@Debthouse]

32:18 High profile government officials currently in office should be _required_ to do interviews with the media. How can these people just decline an interview to account for their organization's behaviour over such a serious _criminal_ investigation?

[@alfredo-150]

Exactly what I’m thinking

[@SD-mg7np]

filming the investigation, research, tracking down of, and arresting financial criminals should be a tv show for CRA on a weekly friday night basis. id watch every week

[@EuroGuy85]

it should be ppv, it would help the budget

[@stratcaptain66]

The real question is how much has the “bank of Canada” ribbed from the honest taxpaying citizen? Yea…the illegal and unlawful Ponzie scheme continues.🤦🏻‍♂️

[@jerrykobylt7387]

They'd be spending all their time in Pakistan and Londonistan

[@shawndejong6699]

@@jerrykobylt7387 India/Bangladesh

[@KJ-qz4gh]

Start with Justin Trudeau then get the smaller criminals .

[@fiorentedesignshg9852]

Meanwhile, a lowly pleb, I recently purchased a used car for $10k. 3rd owner. With each sale, that same car has now generated 3 fed plus prov tax transactions. The same car! Nice work if you can get it, Taxman! My Canadian heart just broke a little more learning of this massive tax fraud case. Where did the country I was so proud of for 50+ years go? Integrity? Values? FairPlay? Honesty? So naive. All outdated sentiments, it seems. 💔

[@davidturgeon2087]

Yes, it's all very sad and distressing. I'm glad I have no kids, as I'd be frantic about leaving them this messed-up country as their birthright.

[@guillermoives]

I agree with you. Not value , not integrity, not honesty, NO MORAL but just monkey business for any way that you see. Disgusting

[@galefrost7404]

It seems, CRA employees need to do more investigation before releasing any funds, this is beyond disgusting and unacceptable. The world has become so corrupt. Honestly, people lie all the time, any real honest people left anymore?

[@positiveme4063]

All Government are corrupt

[@gerismith1218]

Yes. Theyre5 put in lockdown, mandated to take vaccine or get fired, can't afford to buy a home in some cases food, gas and heating., their taxes supporting a war, arrested their assets frozen for peaceful protest while terrorists prowl our streets threatening violence. In there are honest folks.

[@TehPwnerer]

The real crime was how these people were able to get away with this without raising any massive red flags earlier

[@johnnygoodman2003]

If you want really want to look at the real problems in canada, look at every single person who overtly hates trudeau. All of that misplaced hate hides a lazy citizen collecting outragous amounts in welfare.

[@bvictoria6605]

The CRA always seems to target low and middle income people to audit vs crooks like this, it's bizarre. There needs to be an internal audit of employees.

[@ahmedbenmbarek9938]

There's no way to raise a red flag if the guy defrauding you is smarter than you are. For CRA to check for red flags it needs to either hire more people or create it's own AI software to be able to do it. Can CRA hire 20 millions of staff? Noway.

[@tableshaper4076]

that would be racist!

[@wysetech2000]

@@bvictoria6605 There was an audit not long ago and several employees were released. Not sure it had anything to do with this however.

[@funeralman23]

Canada Revenue Agency writes off $133M owed by one taxpayer Tax agency refuses to identify person or corporation getting writeoff

[@mr2_mike]

"the guy moved, I'm out of ideas..."

[@user-ul4ew7vt7h]

This is outrageous. I live with below the poverty line and these people get away with this type of robbery everyday.

[@positiveme4063]

INSANITY

[@icecreamlove84]

I'm livid to know that the our system has failed. Canada needs to seriously look at our system to figure out why is this happening?

[@lozingitlegit]

justin trudeau sold us in treadome and is the cause of all canadian ptoblems we need to stop him before he leads canada to its own grave

[@roberts208]

Isn't the Canadian Government guilty of the same offence ?I mean in Ontario you buy a New car you pay tax, You sell said new car the New Buyer pays Tax over and over and over again.. We pay income tax take home 70% then spend a percentage on Tax every time we spend that "Taxed" income... and the one who makes out The Government..

[@hinicetomeetyou3600]

is that the same things as a ponzi scheme?

[@nicolelehoux6431]

This is just heartbreaking as a Canadian. The arrival can fraud is just the tip of this level of fraud. Someone should have to be held accountable for allowing this to happen

[@stoptrudeau42]

You hear about trudeaus 8 million dollar garage with elevator? Prob has kids down there epstein style

[@xxdesertstorm]

Steven Harper who started bring trash in but Conservatards are too moronic to see that

[@snowbird6855]

It's just the cost of doing business for the Libranos

[@DeeSmith001]

Welcome to the kleptaucracy of Kanuckistan.

[@espressomatic]

@@snowbird6855 The situation covers every party in power, the institution can't be changed by an election alone.

[@jewelnile7587]

Funny how Fifth estate can investigate but the government can’t even get a grip …

[@brettshafer5319]

The CNC is The FAKE new propaganda for tur government. Liberals give our Canadian News affiliates aprox 800 million a year to provide their narative

[@guenthermichaels5303]

The more I watch this, the worse it gets. There is no Real Telecom provider that would give 10's of Millions of dollars of credit to a company with a P..O box. Never. I am wondering if these deals, minutes of telecom, were in fact real. Maybe 5th Estate might want to hire a retired Business man as a Researcher. That's me, I am available.

[@gosiagorecka3454]

Pathetic! And what is government doing to fix ? I can’t believe I immigrated to this country, worked here for 35 years - to just feel it was a big mistake! Canada is going down the drain

[@patrickwahle6280]

It the same in the EU. The fraud at the European Commission is abysmal under the presidency of Von der Leyen. We are talking billions of euros each year.

[@littlebobbystrong4143]

CRA is too busy auditing the working poor like me.

[@tammymcleod9860]

🙌🏻

[@ethimself5064]

If the CRA knows about this - Who is responsible for investigating and laying criminal charged where applicable?

[@CDJF1]

CRA is in on it.

[@jayd6098]

CRA has to work within the confines of legal jurisdictions and as you see so called liberal's Ministers of Revenue has no political will to even address this issue, so things goes on backburner.

[@ethimself5064]

@@MyMemories07 Could be The RCMP or better for international things

[@yvonboudreau3932]

Their Investigations unit lays the criminal charges.

[@shanerc]

The CRA goes after them but at these amounts the cost of a lawyer and getting everything bogged down in the legal system is figured into the cost of doing business.

[@victoriagreig4965]

This is pathetic!! I am disgusted hearing how incompetent the government is at catching these evil scammers. Why? Seriously, why don't CSIS, the RCMP, the police investigate this crime and go after these people and put them behind bars We need to be very careful who we vote for in the future. We have been paying our taxes all our lives and and we are honest people who deserve better.

[@martinalibby3837]

If one person can defraud the government of this kind of money, what kind of money is the Ontario government or the government of Canada dealing with and why in the world are we paying so much taxes? This is absolutely ridiculous. No wonder our Prime Minister thinks. Our reserve is his own personal piggy bank.!

[@patrickwahle6280]

What about Freeland? She is the minister of Finances. She is responsible for all financial matters. Why the 5th estate did not interview her as well?

[@dennisgraham5639]

Sounds like the Minister also needs to be investigated.

[@johnnygoodman2003]

If you want really want to look at the real problems in canada, look at every single person who overtly hates trudeau. All of that misplaced hate hides a lazy citizen collecting outragous amounts in welfare.

[@boogyjuggy]

lollllllllllllllll, Who‘s robbing millions from The Bank of Canada? = Quebec, quebec, the french, quebec....Ottawa....its been going on for decades....all disguised as equalization, grants, subsides....bilingualism (french)...$$$ ....hundreds of billions...

[@beasport505]

A full 3rd party audit on ALL of parliament

[@Bellasooner11]

Absolutely the PM and all the ministers should be . No accountability since Trudeau.

[@glimmo43]

Canadians are being taken on so many levels. I’ve paid enormous amounts of taxes in the last 25 years and feel the amount I’ve paid is unfair, then we find out about this fraud……. It breaks my heart.

[@jr_san]

The Minister of Revenue being clueless about it was the icing on the cake. The ineptitude goes to the highest level of government.

[@perkspersona]

only that of what has been willing given, can be taken. The CRA gives it out, and not pursued to retrieve. and we the people have allowed corruption to fester in our institutions.

[@ironhell813]

I’ve paid zero because I’ve made zero.

[@rcchristian2]

One key to paying less taxes, if you can open up a side business. If where you work right now allows you to do this, you can use the business to write off all sorts of things. Your business doesn't even have to be that successful. Use it to explore tax breaks and shelters, while writing off parts of your life... making life a lot easier.

[@toshfuller6915]

Chrystia Freeland does not have any diplomas or degrees in finance or related fields. Token hires have to stop in PMs cabinets. Just hire who’s qualified.

[@collinfraser1218]

Me 70 born in Canada, parents born in Canada, Grandparents born in Canada. Until recently our phone bills did not look like mortgage payments and we did not sit on hold to India and others for customer service while receiving regular scam attempts from the same. When did we Canadians become sitting ducks ? When are we going to wake up ?

[@davidturgeon2087]

Zzzzzzzz ...

[@binaryguru]

This scam is so easy to pull off. If done right you'll never get caught and never go to jail. There are ALOT more people doing this than you can imagine. Even the financial institutions are also into it. The government will NEVER be able to make this stop!

[@davidturgeon2087]

Agreed. The best thing would be to scarp the GST and return to the prior FST tax regime. The FST system was rock solid and very efficient.

[@Unkn0wn1133]

A CRA employee literally yelled at me last week. I was just asking some questions, to be sure Im following the law and he was mocking me and yelled. I asked him if he was having a bad day and he said yes, and yelled some more. I asked him for his name and he hung up on me. CRA is a joke.

[@petiaantonova7317]

It’s not a joke for hard working people

[@BruceWayneEnterprise]

​@petiaantonova7317 The DEFINITELY have become a joke. The actions by MOST if not ALL individuals I've delt with in the past 8 years have be absolute nightmares. No clue how to answer a simple question just the ability to loose their minds when questioned.

[@mattym8]

So it’s not just me getting yelled at.

[@lifeasweknowit8798]

CRA true criminals

[@RavingKats]

I once had to explain to an agent how to calculate weekly and hourly earnings based off an every two weeks paycheck... My expectations are beyond low.

[@Faizain2pk]

I’m 20 minutes in and Samer Bishay sounds and looks guilty as heck. “Why would I have googled him?” In a world where people Google every little thing, he didn’t Google the name of the person he was doing business with?

[@briellehunter7233]

That’s where the red flags are for sure.

[@Davidparadisguilbeau]

After 10 minutes i was like "hes so guilty" 😂

[@tlcooper2.0]

I Google every doctor before I go to my first visit. I may have to trust them with surgery and medication so yeah, I want to know about them! This guy is a clown and a half.

[@Chahlie]

Well, Meghan Markle said she didn't google Harry so.... :)

[@rettbutler1312]

Yeah, he probably gets a charge thinking of taking millions more from us in court. Laughing all the way to the bank. Canada has opened its doors to no end of crooks and grifters.

[@sofyane4428]

What striking is how relaxed and confident these accused portray themselves.

[@gavinpowell3107]

In last 5 years I've paid over 150k in taxes as tradesman and was audited last year by cra for my union dues tax receipt

[@anthonybelyea1964]

That's what I can't understand I only made $31,000 last year but I owe the government 2500 because of covid can't afford to pay it back but yet I see our tax dollars being looted by these freaking criminals but yet the government hounds me for $2,500 on appalled

[@redflorian4672]

Plus interest, never forget that

[@coreyb6442]

This Samer guy is 100% guilty. He’s buying minutes from fake companies run by Uber drivers stone counter top installers. Come on dude.

[@TheJlee28]

He is into ripping us off 😂😂😂😂

[@altortosa5955]

Lying is a serious offence for Muslims, but lying to non Muslims is encouraged.

[@butwhytharum]

​@@altortosa5955 I'm gonna start saying "you know it's very Haram to lie to your brothers"

[@am9826]

@@altortosa5955Samer Bishay isnt Muslim lmao he’s a Coptic Egyptian

[@missychan1]

Some Bishays need to go jail

[@brentwood1477]

Seems to me that if we paid moderate taxes to our municipalities, we would have great schools, roads, hospitals and emergency services with far more accountability. Would eliminate this kind of fraud and federal bungling while also eliminating a corrupt and inept federal government with it's bureaucratic bloating costing us hundreds of Billions.

[@patrickwahle6280]

It’s the same waste management at the municipal levels. Contracts without checking the resources of the contractors who are friends of the mayor or family members of municipal employees. Costs overrun is the leitmotiv of excessive spendings. Nobody is accountable because so many people are involved in the local community.

[@candacehill1532]

Yes real journalism finally but who will be held accountable

[@user-is8vl2bc9k]

I used to work in Fraud prevention department, My manager used to tell me -- you, me & our team are working hard to prevent Frauds while Fraudsters are working even harder to commit fraud

[@user-wg5tx3xi5d]

Oh dear !!!! any business has to consider a percentage of loss due to FRAUD. Fraud can not be eliminated 100% , this will cost more than the money wasted in fraud. However, the main goal of fraud prevention policies and tools are to minimize fraud as much as possible, but, can not reduce it to ZERO

[@mikeboate208]

Life is like that ! if ya dont work ,ya cant eat so we (all of us ) do want we can , some righteous , some ,not so much .

[@DamienLoecher-gs5rv]

Prevention bests apprehensions everytime

[@tashasharma6535]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@medhedi5114]

I know many acountaire office who make fraud tax return.But cra dont wana lisent

[@tinootnoot2725]

Imagine the jobs that could be created by enforcing laws. Good paying jobs for Canadians and the country would be better for it. Clean the whole country out!

[@user-wg5tx3xi5d]

We have something called RCMP fraud department, but, the ministers in charge will have no-power to control the investigation when things turns ugly and many workers caught while their hands in jar !!!

[@Thebohemiangirl1]

Look who s hands are so many jobs that should be done by Canadians on...to begin with if you are a Canadian with no kids, you will be laid off - sooner or later- to hire someone who just landed with 3 kids...😢. This has been happening for almost a decade..if not longer😢

[@jessikapiche6097]

i wonder what would happen, if we decided to hold this MInister accountable for the loss of money every canadians lost into this and if, she would still find it so 'hard' to 'litigate' those carrousel frauds, if we decide to get the money back from HER bank account...

[@passinthru4328]

So why has the CRA not gone to Justice? And has tax law been changed to prevent these frauds?

[@jimc9516]

CRA doesn't want to spend time looking for the actual criminals - it's much easier to go after regular hard-working Canadians. A friend sold a house in Toronto, now CRA is auditing them for almost a million dollars, claiming it was a business deal 8 years ago! Absolute disgrace.

[@butwhytharum]

Well your friend should have bought a home... Not a home office.

[@AStri-zg5xc]

8 years ago? You're friend is making stuff up. The CRA doesn't expect anyone to keep records longer than 7 years (although I do) and neither does the law. Your friend is either mistaken or out right full of 💩.

[@jimmyzhao2673]

CRA goes after the 'low hanging fruit'

[@rcchristian2]

Was he running a business in the home and was it his only house? Was it his first home? He should have consulted a lawyer before making moves. Did he?

[@jimc9516]

@@rcchristian2 way to gaslight someone. yes, he should've made an already ridiculously expensive process more expensive by hiring tax lawyers and professional auditors to see if CRA can come after him. no, he wasn't running a business from his home.

[@x7j4]

When you followed the money, only one ‘company’ had a private jet and expensive cars… CRA and Politicians seem to be ignorantly complicit in some way. More investigative journalism needed to follow the money.

[@johnsutherland7561]

That will lead to the CBC. Billions of taxpayer $'s TAKEN

[@sophien5416]

Having a private jet and expensive cars don't necessarily mean tax fraud. I would say people who have disappeared are more likely guilty.

[@andrewsmith7115]

KPMG Accounting firm has a long history of helping wealthy clients cheat on their taxes through banks in Isle of Man. The CRA gave a handful them a slap on the wrist. Those were just the ones who got caught.

[@opalsmith9333]

We need another set of Auditors to Audit CRA. Great investigation! Would love to see a follow-up.

[@A.bormcax]

Lol, let's spend even more taxes in useless burocracy

[@BrianCarey]

So great to see real journalism. Thanks for this!

[@andrewd7977]

Canadians should be thankful to have an institution like the CBC, which still provides in-depth, professional, and relevant news for Canadians.

[@Nagle1234]

@@andrewd7977 LOL

[@Gary.g19]

@@andrewd7977LOL

[@trickolas78]

@@andrewd7977troll

[@kennordsfan1494]

Defunded the Liberal Propaganda machine

[@guenthermichaels5303]

This is sad. Get him to show you that he paid the HST to his suppliers. If he can show +$60 million was actually paid, remitted, then the CRA has no case. Why travel all over, when you have not done basic forensic accounting. Those suppliers would have had to pay as well.

[@HeartLandNews]

Please don't make it easy! This is a story about a poor Pakistani who is harassed by tax authorities! I HAVE NO PITY FOR ANY CANADIAN!

[@HR-sg7ug]

All criminals have a common characteristic, shamelessness! Where are CRA associates who were involved to this scam? Don’t ask us to believe there were no insiders!

[@stevesmith6734]

Awesome Journalism, please send all your expense receipts to the CRA as you have just done their job. Amazing how nobody wants to give an interview and be held accountable, embarrassing to say the least.

[@samalexander5236]

“You have to speak to my lawyer” followed by “I am just an Uber driver” doesn’t seem to line up.

[@No87633]

👍 exactly

[@AsmitaRaina]

The entire taxation structure is regressive and made in such a way that honest and working class people are made to pay through their noses while manipulative individuals and corporations can milk the Canadian exchequer for their own good, while using the complex tax rebate programs set up by governments over years to supposedly help people but ends up helping those who knows how to find the loopholes and steal from the system. It is very disappointing and frustrating that our hard earned money goes out from our pocket in the name of income tax, property tax, HST on goods and services and we are discouraged to earn more while people living on subsidies, welfares and corporations defrauding CRA are the ones that are benefiting. Shame!

[@edwinkaipallil6694]

We are really hard working to meet our lives without having any kind of entertainment in our life other than just food. Feel very heavy and heart breaking to hear such news. We are paying back to Govt. In the form of different type of taxes most of our earnings. Very sad

[@Rowboatcop09]

Pretty slick presentation of Iristel, no mention of the loads of online complaints about scammers using Iristel phone numbers targeting Canadians, scammers in other countries including Nigeria, India etc.., that's been going on for years.

[@Bundysvideos]

“This attack on me, trying to frame me for this crime, is an attack on every Canadian consumer and every Canadian small business…” yah tell tale sign of a manipulator

[@b.b.finsclara3589]

You are sooo right BUNDYSVIDEOS...... he has all the good innocent comebacks!!! HAHAH!!!

[@kinorinadiy]

More people need to Watch this

[@r.martin3494]

Then send it to everyone!

[@user-qr3ce5my3m]

Classic case of the CRA wrongfully going after the low hanging fruit lol

[@vanessamansfield4252]

That's why the Bank of Canada keeps raising intrests rates. . . How is this possible if Canada were on top of its ssecurity, it's all in the name of the game.

[@ellenorbjornsdottir1166]

lol?

[@billthecat129]

Yes ..the BOC raises interest rates to cover losses incurred by fraud....thats exactly how it works... just so you know this is sarcasm

[@gryph01]

The BOC uses interest rates to control inflation

[@miradschatten]

The US IRS collects $12 dollars for every $1 of funding, by auditing top earners. Canada should really pursue a similar path and extend that to corporate entities.

[@chickensoup2314]

Then send the money to Israel

[@BigDds300]

and Hamas, Pakistan, etc.

[@positiveme4063]

🤷‍♀️😕😡

[@davidturgeon2087]

@@chickensoup2314 Or Ukraine.

[@AVISIONMUSICTV]

I think the scheme is being carried out by operators within the bank of Canada and that this is all just a misdirection effort.....

[@davidturgeon2087]

Except the BOC has nothing to do with this fraudulent scheme.

[@angelaheimbecker2165]

Great Report. Nice to see some old school real journalism for once from the MSWM...Thanks Gentlemen!!

[@AliAli-bc6ir]

CRA director should resign for failing to detect this and pay the amount.

[@vturner]

Oui!

[@davidg9927]

Not the brightest bunch there😊

[@DriQ-qo7tp]

Instead of resigning or being fired, this guy will get a year-end performance bonus, I'm sure.

[@positiveme4063]

ABSOLUTELY!!!

[@hawaashna4890]

As a Canadian citizen and tax payer, this was so hard to watch. I am so angry at those who are accuse and CRA!

[@DriQ-qo7tp]

Don't be angry, ad get used to it. This is Canada after all.

[@ArohaStill]

I was audited for having the audacity to be self-employed while I was in university. Geez.

[@ameralberkdar421]

This is just one case out of hundreds !!!!! I’m wondering why everything here is getting expensive each year .. The money is gone for ever outside of the country and no way to get it back!!!

[@davideaston3005]

His whole defence is "I didn't do my due diligence so I'm not responsible". Good luck in court buddy.

[@davidturgeon2087]

As far as I'm aware, there's no requirement in the Excise Tax Act or its regulations for due diligence by a taxpayer towards a supplier or customer.

[@northofbrandon]

'This is an attack on hard work' mans knows how to spin it. 😂😂😂

[@aishaahmed4553]

This is very sad. Why I work so hard, tax is deducted from my pay leaving me with almost nothing and then someone steals them.

[@taradeleeuw2344]

Haven’t figured that out yet ,who’s stealing ,Canadians are in big trouble

[@beautanner8409]

Interesting about minister Marie-Claude Bibeau agreeing to do an interview, then backing out at the very end of the piece. The current government needs to be fired, as even these basic responsibilities are dismissed.

[@Dddss71710]

That was a clasic Dear in the Headlights moment. She appeares to be completly out of her depth and unaware od whara going. Not filling this Canadian wirh confidence.

[@maryrankin9869]

Coward. Low level.

[@davidturgeon2087]

@@Dddss71710 That pretty much describes the entire Canadian cabinet, I'm afraid.

[@Abhi-yi5pv]

CRA is targeting common full timers and hard working people who shows all transactions on paper.

[@twyeoman2338]

Bob macewen is a national treasure. We must protect him at all cost

[@living-in-quebec1554]

Thanks to Bob McK we have some access to what is REALLY GOING ON IN CANADA! What will we do if/when Bob retires? Please don’t retire Bob. 🙏😇 in the meantime, back home in Canada, Seniors are constantly reminded that “your CPP & OAS cheques are TAXABLE”…so don’t go running off to the grocery store with that money, cause you haven’t paid TAX on it yet!!!

[@sophien5416]

We hope Mr. Mck has trained some good protégé. 🙏

[@NuclearT3acup]

Just when I think our government couldn’t possibly get any more incompetent, CRA says “hold my beer”. None of this will change unless we hold those in government accountable with real consequences.

[@julie-annkruttan2556]

Trudeaus got to go

[@BobbsVegine-eg3xz]

​@@julie-annkruttan2556no. All these forienge nationalist polician from other countries that's ruining western countries and helping their crooked country man needs to go.

[@mikeshay4866]

​@@julie-annkruttan2556be3n going on long b4 Trudy was around. Lol

[@rafatislam1582]

So, who do you think audited and caught all these cases of fraud? How did you or the CBC or the public come to know about them if the CRA did not do their job?

[@thorengebretsen3738]

@@rafatislam1582 The CRA must account for outflow losses. That wouldn’t preclude some of them blaming innocent people while misappropriating funds for themselves.

[@BC-yd6dl]

The Bishay guy's bulbous, unblinking, fish eyes were a big red flag for me.

[@jeffmahoney1271]

How could IRIS be selling telecom credits that don't exist without their customers coming back?

[@amartinjoe]

jeez...you would think if Samer is doing tens of millions of dollars in business, he would do his due diligence by checking out his vendors/suppliers and doing background checks. Something about him doesn't seem right.

[@user-bm4ic4kx2w]

Because he's a Trump supporter and following Trump business blue print

[@angies.7689]

We don’t usually do our due diligence … that would be too much like being a legitimate company.

[@Waterfox5]

Step 1 to not appearing guilty of tax fraud: Do an interview in front of your jet.

[@QuickShotsOnTheTrails]

Financial fraud is something that is celebrated by the courts in Manitoba. I have been asked twice, by provincial services, to defraud the Manitoba government. I have been asked twice to steal money meant to help low income families. I had a judge that punished me, telling me I was SUPPOSED to steal that money. I hope the rest of Canada is happy paying equalization payments to a province that keeps itself poor.

[@travelliveandlove8324]

As a tax payer on a minimum wage job am heartbroken 😭 😩😩

[@lancelotdufrane]

I’m sorry see such High Crime in Canada. The deeper sadness is….. This is more likely Global than National.

[@jodijaanify]

that guy Samer Bishay is a criminal. it is so obvious, this guy needs to be behind bars. take his house, cars, jet.

[@patrickwahle6280]

His VP sales has all the characteristics of a con artist.

[@calebread6966]

The income tax for the working class should be abolished.

[@adequatedrainage6380]

I dealt with nefarious Telus billing practices that involved at least three different customer service representatives in three different countries. It does not surprise me that corrupt telecom practices occur in Canada. The CRTC should reap the criminal justice that this kind of regulatory practice has sown in Canada. You cannot help but conclude that government regulation is as corrupted as the telecoms involved.

[@wysetech2000]

I don't think it's corruption as much as incompetence.

[@jackpontiac52]

Telus is SCUM ! I switched to Freedom Mobile

[@adequatedrainage6380]

It's disingenuous to pretend years & years of incompetence do not suggest outright corruption.

[@davidturgeon2087]

Good point. The CRA isn't the only government dept. whose incompetence and/or corruption is driving this story.

[@Andy.mikhail137]

This is what you get when you have an over complicated tax system. The simpler it is, the harder it is for these crimes

[@katiebarron4706]

I scrolled way too far down to find this comment

[@davidturgeon2087]

Bingo! The Mulroney and Chretien governments abandoned the simpler, single stage FST for the complex multi-stage GST, thereby creating the opportunity for these kind of scams to occur. I'd vote for scrapping the GST and returning to the FST any day of the week (and twice on Sundays).

[@Mrch33ky]

5:13 that smug smile on his face is really something.

[@user-kn3bw8jy8s]

Stupidity has no boundaries, including the CRA!

[@Katrn30]

I call for an audit on all federal employees above $100,000…especially politicians and CRA employees.

[@CoalWarning]

What do you hope to discover from the audit?

[@ser9656]

Is anyone shocked by the people who are doing this?

[@tlcooper2.0]

Noooooooooope.

[@maisieforget536]

not me

[@excellNexcel]

The government has also given away millions to corporate welfare dominated by white males - should I be shocked about that too ?

[@haythamthabit42]

Nope

[@el_chilango2953]

Nope. Look at their names 😂

[@alsosean]

Thats a really disappointing response from the CRA. You got more time talking to the pawns in the scheme and only seconds from those responsible for policing the problem and who essentially lost the money. CRA seem to put more effort into collecting $500 from the average Canadian rather than investigate 100’s of millions in fraud.

[@patriciarowe6685]

I read an article about that Samer guy. Apparently he is fighting deportation. I wonder if he is wanted for tax fraud in the UK ?

[@paulhyd]

Bibeau "These schemes can be complex and challenging to uncover,..and I'm incompetant as a minister"

[@robqwertyuipp8750]

And yet there is no accountability in this government!! People need to be fired for this incompetence, not rewarded with bonuses !!

[@rubytuesday5412]

~ It makes me sick. I'm not in Canada but this kind of thing keeps happening across the board. There are NO CONSEQUENCES for this kind of behaviour anymore. It is because of us - *The People* that these companies exist at all.

[@whitesquirrel4131]

the absoluteness of government is top down, there is no level at which it is accountable to the cattle does this help?