Minister Champagne Directs Financial Intel Agency to Tackle Extortion Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has instructed Canada’s financial intelligence agency, FINTRAC, to help law enforcement combat extortion. This new “follow the money” strategy aims to detect and disrupt unlawful financing related to extortion crimes. By tracking financial activities, the initiative seeks to expose criminal networks and impede their operations both domestically and internationally.

• Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne directed FINTRAC to aid law enforcement in countering extortion.
• The strategy involves detecting and disrupting unlawful financing related to extortion.
• Champagne announced Ottawa’s new “follow the money” strategy to address the growing problem of extortion.
• The goal is to expose criminal networks, identify responsible parties, and disrupt their operations.