Deep and wide

Corruption begets fraud and fraud begets corruption, and there are few harder crimes to tackle than complex frauds rooted in institutionalised and culturally tolerated corruption. As a result, the work of international organisation Transparency International has been key in fighting fraud worldwide, especially that linked to corruption. Huguette Labelle, 70, was elected chair of Transparency International in 2005. Upon her election, she professed to being “deeply honoured”, calling TI a “vitally important organisation”, able to “contribute to improving the lives of the victims of corruption around the world.” M Labelle, a Canadian, has been president of the Canadian International Development Agency, vice-chair of the World Health Organisation’s working group on health and development policies, Canada’s deputy minister of transport, and chairman of the Public Service Commission of Canada. She is currently Chancellor of the University of Ottawa, the city where she was interviewed by Keith Nuthall for Fraud Intelligence.