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What advice would you give to aspiring women looking to make an impact? My advice is simple: don't wait for permission to do something you believe needs to be done. When I started Duncan Investigations Inc. more than 36 years ago, private investigations was very much a male-dominated industry. I had to prove myself, build credibility, and sometimes work twice as hard to be taken seriously. But I never allowed that to define what I believed I could accomplish. I've also had setbacks along the...

By Janie A. Duncan Private investigators can play an important role in assisting the accused or criminal defence counsel with the preparation and preservation of witness evidence, including the obtaining of statements that may be considered for admission under the principles established in R. v. B. (K.G.). A KGB Statement is not determined solely by whether it was obtained by police. The focus is on whether the statement was obtained in a manner that satisfies the required legal safeguards...

By Janie A. Duncan For more than three decades, surveillance has remained one of the most effective investigative techniques in our business. While technology has dramatically changed the investigative landscape—with social media, GPS data, open-source intelligence (OSINT), digital forensics, and artificial intelligence providing valuable information—there is still no substitute for observing a person's real-world activities. At Duncan Investigations Inc., surveillance investigations have...