what is an immigration consultant going to do abroad?
Not look to protect the client but look to line his or her pocket. I was the person who created the island fund for the Government of P.E.I. I had a great deal to do with its promotion. I had difficulty obtaining immigration consultants who would promote that fund because it only paid a $10,000 commission on a $150,000 investment. Other funds were paying $18,000, $20,000 and $25,000 for $150,000 to that immigration consultant. He wouldn’t even talk to me. Fortunately, I was probably able to distribute most of the island fund through my own efforts, and none of my clients was ripped off. I draw your attention to tab 2. A recent Report on Business Magazine in The Globe and Mail talks about how Canadians were ripped off. I can tell you that although some of my legal colleagues were involved in the rip-off, and I don’t deny that for the moment, the majority of funds were sold by immigration consultants. If you’ll turn to page 28 of the third page left-hand paragraph, it says: In Hong Kong,
