We have been in touch with the Earl Jones Victims Committee in Montreal and they are actively supporting our cause. Further, we are actively supporting their fight to change the face of white collar crime in Canada. Today, Joey Davis, from the Earl Jones Victims Committee, hand delivered a letter from on behalf of our group to Justice Minister Rob Nicholson (read the letter here). He will also be hand delivering a similar letter to Finance Minister Jim Flaherty on Tuesday. Joey Davis and his team have been instrumental in our cause over the last week, and we owe them a debt of gratitude for their support. We will be supporting their cause and their creation of the Canadian Foundation for Coalition Against White Collar Crime. Please do your part by sending a similar letter to your member of parliament.
Today, I was present in court for the CCAA proceedings and a number of other alleged investment victims also attended. Mr. David McLelland attended the hearing to represent us on behalf of Mr. John Blair as Mr. McLelland has expertise with regards to CCAA proceedings. A summary and statement from BLG regarding today’s hearing can be found here. Also, the first Ernst & Young report was emailed out to everyone this morning. In case you missed it – its also posted on the blog this morning. The next hearing date is October 2, 2009 @ 9am - mark your calendars!
On Wednesday, September 2nd, the RCMP officially announced that they are investigating Shire and its business dealings. We are thankful for the investigation and look forward to any future criminal charges that could be laid as a result of the investigation.
Other initiatives that have increased awareness of our cause are:
1. New Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=swindled&init=quick#/group.php?gid=126788564322&ref=search&sid=522696999.3222755506..1
2. Media Coverage by CBC Radio, TV and web news.
3. Formation of the Shire Victims Committee: The committee will allow us to move forward with better representation of all investment victims’ interests and also additional manpower to continue our fight.
4. More investment victims are joining the class action lawsuit and the victims group. We have strength in numbers and those numbers continue to grow.
What can you do to help further our cause??
- Join the class action lawsuit.
- Write to your member of parliament to support changes to protect our group and all Canadians from white collar crime. If you don’t know who your MP is, please visit: http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Compilations/HouseOfCommons/MemberByPostalCode.aspx?Menu=HOC
- Join our Facebook page to further raise awareness of our cause.
Have a fabulous long weekend!!
