pipsqueak1984 to Canada · 4 months agoBillions in federal contracts awarded to ‘Indigenous’ enterprises without verification | Globalnews.caglobalnews.caexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
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Wow, people taking advantage of discrimination-based government programs… who could have possibly seen this coming?
minus-squarewise_pancakelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoThat’s why I think criminal charges would help. Even if you know you’ve got an 80% chance of not getting cost or the program won’t be audited, a 20% chance of jail time and indictment might be enough to dissuade a lot of actors, which ultimately makes it cheaper to police.
minus-squarepipsqueak1984OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoCriminal charges help only if enforcement is actually feasible, which, given the level of enforcement on other fronts, is unlikely.
That’s why I think criminal charges would help.
Even if you know you’ve got an 80% chance of not getting cost or the program won’t be audited, a 20% chance of jail time and indictment might be enough to dissuade a lot of actors, which ultimately makes it cheaper to police.
Criminal charges help only if enforcement is actually feasible, which, given the level of enforcement on other fronts, is unlikely.