Notice Board

The Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA) presents a session discussing white-collar crime and its effects on society.

Farming Humans

Thursday, January 13, 2021, from 12 to 1 p.m. MST
YouTube Live link:  https://youtu.be/Y8yz2GV9O3c

The speaker will recount his experiences during and after a two-decade financial career, and what he learned during the research and writing of his second book Farming Humans. In hindsight, the book could have been titled, “Humans, Farming Humans”, as it includes tricks and tactics used by those who profit from harming others. It can be argued that some of the unique features of white-collar crime are worth looking at, as they shed light into some key problems we face in today’s world.  

These problems include inequality in systems of finance, justice, politics and resulting side effects, which cannot only be seen globally, but also right here through a vast increase in drug dependency, homelessness and people dying on our streets.  The speaker will shine light on causes and effects, which largely, have been left out of the public discourse.

Speaker: Larry Elford

Larry Elford is a former financial industry insider with two decades of experience in some of the larger firms in the industry. What he learned allowed him to become an expert witness in the area of systemic malpractice in the retail investment advisory trade.  He has since testified in three parliamentary committees in Ottawa, and once in the legislature in Queens Park, Toronto.

One of Larry’s priorities has long been to inform and educate people about hidden, systemic risks in the retail investment industry. Larry produced a documentary film in 2009 titled, Breach of Trust, The Unique Violence of White-Collar Crime, which leads one to ask the question, “What is so unique about white collar crime?” It is this question which has occupied Larry’s thoughts ever since, and this presentation will cover that question as well.

In order to ask questions of our speaker in the chat feature of YouTube, you must have a YouTube account and be signed in. Please do so well ahead of the scheduled start time, so you’ll be ready. Go the YouTube Live link provided in this session flyer and on the top right of your browser click the “sign in” button. If you have Google or Gmail accounts, they can be used to sign in. If you don’t, click “Create Account” and follow along. Once you are signed in, you can return to the live stream and use the chat feature to ask your questions of the speaker. You can only participate in the chat feature while we are livestreaming.

Link to SACPA’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SouthernAlbertaCouncilonPublicAffairs/videos

For further information, visit the SACPA website.