just like some victims are afraid or ashamed to come forward, so are people who suspected or knew...there are many reasons...pedophiles do not like being outed..they could retaliate. there could be physical violence..there could be financial entanglement..pedophile could have something to blackmail them with..there could be family or cultural pressure...Canadians could not possibly do something like that..you are making it up...they might not want to be the first to report something but will chime in after others have made it public...they worry about harming the victims further..they worry about being dragged into the criminal system themselves, especially if they have a record..they are threatened...I don't know...we are all weak in various areas. there is great public pressure towards maintaining silence. there is institutional corruption...there is just plain laziness...