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Arif Virani | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Virani in 2024 | |
| Minister of Justice Attorney General of Canada | |
| Assumed office July 26, 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | David Lametti |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada | |
| In office August 31, 2018 – July 26, 2023 | |
| Minister | Jody Wilson-Raybould David Lametti |
| Preceded by | Marco Mendicino |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage (Multiculturalism) | |
| In office January 28, 2017 – August 30, 2018 | |
| Minister | Mélanie Joly |
| Preceded by | Vacant |
| Succeeded by | Gary Anandasangaree |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship | |
| In office December 2, 2015 – January 27, 2017 | |
| Minister | John McCallum |
| Preceded by | Costas Menegakis |
| Succeeded by | Serge Cormier |
| Member of Parliament for Parkdale—High Park | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Peggy Nash |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 23, 1971 Kampala, Uganda |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Suchita Jain |
| Residence(s) | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | McGill University (BA) University of Toronto Faculty of Law (LLB) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/statements/2024/07/11/statement-prime-minister-imamat-day
Statement by the Prime Minister on Imamat Day
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Imamat Day:
“Today, on Imamat Day, we join Ismaili Muslims in Canada and around the world in celebrating the 67th anniversary of the accession of His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV as the 49th hereditary Imam.
“Since becoming Imam, the Aga Khan’s spiritual leadership has been guided by compassion, generosity, and tolerance – values held closely by Canadians. Through the Aga Khan Development Network, His Highness has helped improve the lives of millions of people around the world, from expanding access to health services to promoting gender equality and addressing barriers to education.
“The Aga Khan’s commitment to peace and human rights has had a profound impact on Canada. Through initiatives like the Global Centre for Pluralism in Ottawa and the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, His Highness is helping promote equality and intercultural understanding. In recognition of his various contributions to our country, the Aga Khan was appointed as an honorary Companion of the Order of Canada in 2005 and was granted honorary Canadian citizenship in 2010.
“The Aga Khan has been a steadfast advocate for inclusivity, pluralism, and respect for all. Here in Canada, we take inspiration from this work, and we reaffirm our commitment to put an end to systemic racism and discrimination in our communities, particularly amid the disturbing rise in Islamophobia and antisemitism. Let us be clear – there is no place for hate in Canada.
“On Imamat Day, let us reflect on the Aga Khan’s leadership and recommit to building a more inclusive, fair, and prosperous world for everyone.
“Khushiali Mubarak!”
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https://lawandstyle.ca/career/best-practices-why-arif-virani-ran-for-parliament/
Why Arif Virani ran for Parliament
It’s hard keeping up with Arif Virani. Not only on foot—on a recent overcast but pleasant morning, he strides down Roncesvalles Avenue at a no-nonsense clip—but also with his human-rights legal work and budding political career. A mere five months ago, the 44-year-old became a rookie Liberal member of Parliament. As he strolls through a busy fruit market in his own Parkdale-High Park riding, Virani chats about his career path up to this point—and, at the same time, proves he’s mastered the walk-and-talk.
Before his electoral victory this past October, he explains, he spent 12 years as a Crown lawyer in the constitutional law branch at the Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario, which represents the provincial government of the day when its legislation faces a constitutional challenge. But midway through that tenure, he also took a two-year sabbatical and worked abroad. He spent one year in Delhi, India, as a legal consultant. The second year took him to Tanzania as an assistant trial attorney where he prosecuted perpetrators of the Rwandan genocide. “It was extraordinary,” he says. “We were dealing with rape. Genocide. Crimes against humanity. How many lawyers get to say they prosecuted genociders? It was phenomenal in many, many respects.” These days, his activism is closer to home. He volunteers extensively, including at the Redwood shelter for women and children.
Arif Virani
Member of Parliament
All heavy stuff, but Virani is possessed of a vitality and positivity that propels him through the grimmest of work, and his new political job. Days after he clinched his seat in the government he found the energy to knock on neighbourhood doors to introduce himself. A Twitter photo shows him greeting a constituent while pushing his sleepy toddler in a stroller. Virani is a married father of two young boys. He began his legal career as a litigator at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP. But after a couple of years, Virani saw a job ad for the Crown counsel and went for it. “It was the right time financially. The Golden Handcuffs weren’t strapped on yet,” he jokes. “It was about an $18,000 pay cut, but well worth it.” He swotted up for a week on constitutional law before the job interview, which turned out to be more academically demanding than a corporate-law interview. “Rather than it being about my knowledge of art or my squash game, it was about my knowledge of the Charter.” He nailed it.
“He brought amazing energy to his work, and an understanding of how to balance competing interests,” says Janet Minor, the current treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada and Virani’s mentor back when she was general counsel for the Ministry of the Attorney General. “This will make him a great MP.”
By Virani’s account, he never pivoted away from job satisfaction at the Ministry of the Attorney General. But, over time, he felt increasingly frustrated with the Stephen Harper political climate. “Entering politics wasn’t an epiphany,” he says. He always liked to talk politics. But one event pushed him over the edge: the robocall scandal of the 2011 election. “It was a blatantly antidemocratic endeavour to prevent people from voting in the proper place and to dissuade youth from voting. That was the straw that broke the camel’s back.” Virani, for the first time, stopped just talking and got politically active. He got involved with the Liberals in his riding. And when the party held open nominations, he felt confident he had the work ethic needed to put in the long hours of a campaign. The hard work paid off: he won both the nomination and a seat in Parliament.
Since being sworn in, Virani has assumed a high-profile post as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. This puts him front and centre in welcoming Syrian refugees, an issue that hits close to home. Virani himself came to Canada as an infant and a Ugandan refugee when Trudeau père welcomed 7,000 exiled Ismaili Muslims. “I don’t remember being a baby at Dorval Airport”—now called the Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport—“in 1972, but I have recently met Syrian families with babies. And looking at these families now, I think, That was me.”
He makes an effort to talk to them about his own past. “I can speak some Arabic, but using a translator I explain I was in their shoes 43 years ago. I say, ‘Canada is a land of opportunity. Please seize every opportunity to be anything you want in this country. I became an MP.’”
Arif Virani’s career timeline
1987: Virani, 16, works as a ballboy at a tennis tournament, in which Arantxa Sanchez and Martina Navratilova both played. “It paid $10 a day and I got a free pair of tennis shoes,” says the tennis nut.
1994: He graduates from McGill University with a joint honours BA in political science and history.
1999: Virani articles at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP.
2001: He works for a year in London on the Harold G. Fox Scholarship. At a salsa class, he meets his future wife, Suchita Jain, a Canadian grad student studying International Public Health.
2003: Virani joins the constitutional law branch of the Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario.
2009: During a sabbatical, Virani heads to Tanzania to work at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
2013: Virani uploads a YouTube video to announce he’s running for the federal Liberal nomination in the Parkdale-High Park riding.
2015: Virani wins a seat in Parliament, overtaking the NDP’s incumbent, Peggy Nash. Then, he and his wife hire a nanny to cover morning daycare drop-off.
This story is from our Spring 2016 Issue.
David Quayat opens up about life as a federal Crown prosecutor
- By Daniel Fish
Whenever the public debates a vital topic in criminal justice — the lack of funding to legal aid, the over-incarceration of racialized people, the psychological toll of difficult casework — one actor in the system is typically absent: the Crown. “I don’t know if it’s because we don’t get asked enough or we’re just not willing to volunteer,” says David Quayat, a 44-year-old prosecutor in Brampton. “I’m not sure what the culprit is.”
No matter where the blame lies, Quayat is ready to talk candidly about his job. By speaking out, he hopes in part to correct long-standing misconceptions about the prosecution service. He objects, for instance, to the popular narrative that casts defence counsel in a David-vs.-Goliath battle against the limitless powers of the state. “I would agree that the defence bar, as a general proposition, is under-resourced,” he says. But prosecutors live under constraints too, he insists, even if they aren’t as acute as those in criminal defence. “The idea that there is an infinite number of resources to be brought to bear against a particular accused is just inaccurate.”
Quayat is an unlikely figure to initiate a public conversation from the perspective of a Crown. Back in 2015, as a seventh-year lawyer, he landed what seemed like his ideal role: defence counsel at Edward H. Royle & Associates (now called Edward H. Royle & Partners LLP). By that point in his career, he’d worked in trade law and civil litigation, but he craved more time in court. As a defence lawyer, he conducted trials on a near-constant basis. He loved it.
David Quayat
Federal Crown counsel, Public Prosecution Service of Canada
Year of call: 2009
Then Quayat had a son. “That was itself a complicating variable,” he says. “It’s not a secret: I wasn’t in any meaningful relationship with my son’s mother. It was a completely unexpected thing.” All of a sudden, his work schedule — which might take him to court in Barrie one week, then to Hamilton the next — made it “very difficult” to be a part of his son’s life.
By 2017, he had joined the federal Crown’s off ice. He remained a busy courtroom lawyer, but he enjoyed less travel, a higher salary, a good benefits package and a pension. As a new parent, he says, “it made all the sense in the world.”
When Quayat became a prosecutor, James Miglin, a criminal-defence lawyer at Edward H. Royle, knew that his colleague would bring integrity and a “sense of fairness” to the position. “We need good Crowns,” says Miglin. “That’s essential to the proper functioning of the criminal-justice system.”
In his first few years as a prosecutor, Quayat took on two additional jobs. First, he became an instructor of international law at the University of Toronto. (He teaches the course on Monday evenings.) Second, he joined the armed forces as a reserve legal officer. “The work ebbs and flows,” he says. He might be called on, for instance, to brief commanders on updates to military law. Because he’s a federal public servant, it’s relatively simple to book off time as a prosecutor to advise the military. “It’s been a great experience.”
He spends the bulk of his working life, however, as a federal Crown. And, today, he’s happy to provide a sight line into the world of the prosecution service.
“One thing I wish people knew more of,” he says, “is just how much work goes on behind the scenes in evaluating our cases.” Before proceeding with a charge, he has to consider, for instance, his department’s resources and what to prioritize in the face of a chronically backlogged court calendar. Those decisions can be “agonizing.”
The behaviour of law enforcement is also a persistent preoccupation. “Most police officers are very good people, but some are not,” he says. “Like any institution staffed by humans, there are going to be people who don’t deserve to or ought not to be there.” Part of his job is to identify instances of misconduct. “Not a week goes by as a prosecutor where I am not questioning, interrogating or examining the conduct of police officers to ensure that it is above board and that it’s compliant with our constitutional norms.”
Quayat also wants the public to understand that prosecutors appreciate, deeply, what it means to ask the court to convict and imprison another human being. To illustrate that point, he describes how he’s handled about 15 “courier-import cases,” in which someone has tried to smuggle drugs (say, two kilograms of cocaine) into the country through the airport. That’s a crime, and he works hard to secure a conviction. But he also knows that the defendants are often racialized, poor or otherwise disadvantaged, not “the mastermind of a criminal organization.” After the court places such a person into custody following a conviction or sentencing hearing, Quayat has an emotional reaction: “When I leave the courthouse or the courtroom, I usually have to find a private place, and I sometimes cry.”
Such stories, he thinks, are important to share. “We need to, as Crowns, be a little bit more open to talking and to expressing our feelings,” he says. “In a universe where you have Twitter and TikTok, we can’t not be part of the conversation.”
Timeline of a prosecutor
2005: Quayat starts law school at the University of Ottawa.
2006: He summers at the Department of Foreign Affairs, where he spends most of his time on the Canada-U.S. softwood lumber dispute.
2007: He summers at McCarthy Tétrault LLP in Calgary.
2008: He clerks at the Federal Court under Chief Justice Allan Lutfy. “He was an amazing boss,” says Quayat. “I always felt heard.”
2009: Quayat moves to Washington, D.C., to join White & Case LLP as an associate in the trade group.
2011: He joins Lenczner Slaght LLP in Toronto. He learns a lot and has great colleagues, but he appears in court less often than he’d like.
“There are fewer and fewer civil trials,” he says. “I didn’t feel like a real litigator at times.”
2015: He becomes a defence lawyer at what was then called Edward H. Royle & Associates.
2017: Quayat takes a job at the federal Crown’s office in Brampton. He handles a wide range of files, including drug, terrorism and organized-crime cases.
2018: He starts to teach international law to political science students at the University of Toronto.
2019: He joins the Canadian Armed Forces as a reserve legal officer. Looking back, he feels fortunate to have stumbled into such a wide-ranging career: “The best part about being a lawyer is sometimes being open to the wind.”
This story is from our Fall 2022 Issue.
Illustration by Melinda Josie.
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Tens of thousands of taxpayer accounts hacked as CRA repeatedly paid out millions in bogus refunds
Agency admits it vastly underreported cyberattacks against Canadian taxpayers to Parliament
At the height of this year's tax season, the Canada Revenue Agency discovered that hackers had obtained confidential data used by one of the country's largest tax preparation firms, H&R Block Canada.
Imposters used the company's confidential credentials to get unauthorized access into hundreds of Canadians' personal CRA accounts, change direct deposit information, submit false returns and pocket more than $6 million in bogus refunds from the public purse, an investigation by CBC's The Fifth Estate and Radio-Canada has found.
In one case, the hackers filed a return with a legitimate postal code, but a fake address on a non-existent Tomato Street.
"Obviously the door is open and some people are infiltrating the system," André Lareau, an associate tax professor at Laval University in Quebec City, said in an interview. "But the CRA does not seem to have found the key to lock the door."
According to sources, the crisis prompted the CRA to contact the office of Revenue Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau.
The agency prepared media lines to respond to inquiries should there be questions about the breach of H&R Block data and why the agency paid out millions to scammers.
Revenue
Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau declined a request for an interview,
including about recent breaches to Canadians’ CRA accounts. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)
In the end, the public was never alerted to the scheme.
Bibeau declined The Fifth Estate/Radio-Canada's request for an interview.
In a statement, H&R Block said there is no evidence the breach came from it.
The tax firm said a "comprehensive internal investigation" concluded none of its "data, systems, software and security" had been compromised. H&R Block said it is not aware that the Canadian taxpayers impacted by the breach were any of its own clients.
According to sources, the CRA failed to identify the hackers, but ruled out the possibility of a breach of its own systems or insider involvement. Ultimately, who hacked that data and where from remains unknown.
Both the revenue minister and CRA's media relations office did not respond to questions about the H&R Block data breach.
The Fifth Estate and Radio-Canada are not identifying the sources because they are not authorized to speak publicly.
Massive rise in reported breaches to Parliament
The investigation by The Fifth Estate and Radio-Canada has found that the H&R Block data breach is just one example of many that are overwhelming the CRA, as auditors and investigators worry the public might lose trust in the agency tasked with safeguarding its taxpayer dollars and personal information.
As the agency scrambles internally to deal with so-called threat actors, The Fifth Estate/Radio-Canada investigation has found the public is mostly being kept in the dark about the staggering amounts stolen and the gaping flaws in the agency's ability to detect fraud.
Lareau said a parliamentary inquiry should be struck to determine the "magnitude" of the problem — and to compel answers from the CRA and the minister.
"They all should tell exactly what happened [and] how much money is involved," he said.
The CRA also has a duty to report "material" breaches of taxpayer accounts to the Privacy Commissioner, who reports directly to Parliament.
Andre
Lareau, an associate tax professor at Laval University in Quebec City,
says he's concerned about the volume of bogus refunds paid to scammers.
‘The CRA does not seem to have found the key to lock the door,’ he says. (Mathieu Potvin/Radio-Canada)
In a report to Parliament in June, the privacy commissioner reported 71 breaches at the CRA in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024. In the previous three years, 42 privacy breaches had been reported.
Those numbers have since exploded.
In answers to questions from The Fifth Estate/Radio-Canada, the CRA admitted it has been hit with more than 31,468 "material" privacy breaches from March 2020 to December 2023, affecting 62,000 individual Canadian taxpayers.
Parliament not informed
Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne also declined an interview.
In an email, his office defended the decision to leave the massive increase in privacy breaches out of his June 2024 report to MPs. The commissioner's office justified the decision by saying the CRA sent the information after the March 2024 reporting period, and that he will include the new numbers in next year's annual report.
For its part, the CRA said it only reported the 31,468 privacy breaches retroactively.
Scammers
obtained third party filing credentials to file returns on behalf of a
taxpayer. Then they falsified the return and changed the direct deposit
account. Before the CRA could figure out the scam, the money was paid
out. (Yosri Mimouna/Radio-Canada)
In response to questions from The Fifth Estate/Radio-Canada, the agency said it noticed a "marked increase in external data breaches and cyberthreats" where "unauthorized third parties" accessed Canadians' tax accounts, changed direct deposit information, produced "fraudulent tax information slips" and filed fraudulent returns.
The CRA said individual taxpayers are informed when a breach occurs, that they are offered "credit protection as required" and that it takes the protection of Canadians' tax information "very seriously."
The CRA would not answer how and when it first learned that the number of privacy breaches was being underreported to Parliament, nor did it break down the total numbers reported by year.
In 2020, the Treasury Board reported that CRA cyberattacks that year had been brought under control. In 2022, a judge in a class-action lawsuit over federal government privacy breaches concluded that direct deposit information had been changed by scammers in 12,700 CRA accounts.
In a second statement sent Friday evening, the CRA said it had mistakenly authorized more than $190 million in bogus payments connected to "confirmed" cases of privacy breaches between 2020 and early October 2024.
The agency said most of those occurred in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic and that there has been a "drastic reduction" in more recent years.
In its statement, the agency said it paid out a total of $3 million in 2024 to imposters — a figure that appears at odds with the $6 million lost in this year's H&R Block data breach alone, according to sources.
According to sources, the CRA has a backlog of suspicious cases that have not yet been reported as "confirmed" cases.
H&R Block credentials breach a microcosm
Not all schemes against the CRA involved privacy breaches. Scammers often use their own accounts to make bogus claims.
According to sources, the case involving H&R Block is a microcosm of an overwhelmed, under-resourced and outmanoeuvred agency where hackers and scammers thrive on the CRA's inability to detect a multitude of tax return frauds.
Complicating the agency's efforts to crack down on fraudulent returns, sources say, is what is known inside the CRA as a "pay and chase" culture — a deliberate policy to get out tax refunds to the public as fast as possible and audit discrepancies later.
Lareau said the CRA likes to promote an "image" of an "efficient" agency that gets out returns "as quickly as possible."
That approach leaves a gaping hole for fraudsters to flourish, sources have told The Fifth Estate/Radio-Canada.
It appears agency officials initially discovered something was wrong after noticing postings on the dark web in April offering to sell illegally obtained H&R Block data.
A
Fifth Estate/Radio-Canada investigation discovered a scammer on the
dark web looking for confidential H&R Block information. The
identity of the person who hacked that data and where the hack was
coming from remain unknown. (The Fifth Estate/Radio-Canada)
Hackers had obtained H&R Block e-filing credentials provided by the CRA — in essence the confidential electronic keys used by the firm's accountants to file returns on behalf of taxpayers.
It eventually became clear that the stolen H&R block information helped imposters gain access to Canadians' tax returns, change banking information and even their addresses in order to claim bogus refunds and tax credits.
According to sources, the CRA realized that it had issued multiple, unrelated bogus refunds to the same bank account.
CRA auditors concluded that they were duped into paying out more than $6 million in 2024, before stopping another $14 million from being paid out to imposters.
Lack of communication inside, outside agency
According to sources, the CRA does not always share key information with financial institutions, even when it suspects fraudsters are using one of their bank accounts.
Sources added the agency also worried that a lack of internal communication slowed down the hunt for the hackers.
In its statement, the CRA said the sharp rise in reported breaches goes back to 2020 and the introduction of COVID-19 emergency benefits. The agency said it has responded by offering greater protection to individual taxpayer accounts and safeguarding its online services.
A CRA spokesperson stated that "processes and procedures are in place to quickly respond and mitigate threats to taxpayer information and taxpayer accounts" in the event of a breach.
"As scammers adapt their practices, so does the CRA," said agency spokesperson Kim Thiffault.
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Tax court judge attended party hosted by law firm linked to KPMG
Court's chief justice promoted drinking ‘wine and lots of it’ with tax industry
The judge overseeing a Vancouver tax court case involving accounting giant KPMG attended an exclusive party in Europe sponsored by the law firm alleged to have signed off on the accounting firm's offshore tax "sham," a fifth estate/Enquête investigation has found.
Bocock
is managing the case of a wealthy Victoria family caught using a scheme
the Canada Revenue Agency says 'intended to deceive' the taxman. (Tax Court of Canada )
Justice Randall Bocock, who was in Madrid at an international tax conference last fall, is seen on CBC cameras arriving at the private "cocktail reception" hosted by Dentons, a law firm with offices in Canada and around the world.
Documents filed in the Tax Court of Canada in Vancouver state that Dentons — at the time known as Fraser Milner Casgrain — provided "written opinions" as part of the approval process before the KPMG scheme was implemented in 1999.
In court filings, the Canada Revenue Agency has alleged that the Isle of Man scheme was a "sham" that "intended to deceive" the federal treasury.
Bocock is currently the case management judge in the Vancouver tax court case and will likely not be the judge presiding over the actual trial. No trial date has been set.
- Watch "The Untouchables" on CBC-TV's the fifth estate
- Wealthy Canadians exposed in KPMG offshore tax 'sham'
- KPMG offshore tax dodge a 'facade' designed to hide money, ex-client says
The Dentons invitation, posted on its website, described the private soiree on a terrace off Plaza Santa Ana on Sept. 28, 2016, as a "great opportunity to meet colleagues" attending the conference.
A
Tax Court of Canada judge attended a private party hosted on a rooftop
terrace by a law firm linked to KPMG during an international tax
conference in Madrid. (CBC)
In its invitation, Dentons advertised "The Roof" bar as "one of Madrid's most exclusive terraces, providing spectacular panoramic views of the city and exquisite haute cuisine."
Marwah Rizqy, a tax professor at Sherbrooke University, says Bocock's attendance at the party raises red flags.
"You cannot attend a private party where you are acting as a judge on the bench. You can't," she told the fifth estate's Gillian Findlay.
Marwah Rizqy, a tax professor at Sherbrooke University, says the appearance of a conflict of interest is concerning. (CBC)
"There is an appearance of a conflict of interest. Even though you probably did not discuss about the case, it's just the fact that there's an appearance of a conflict of interest. And you have to avoid that as a judge."
In an email to the fifth estate, the tax court's chief justice, Eugene Rossiter, said the party was open to all the attendees of the conference.
"I am satisfied that Justice Bocock did not place himself in a conflict of interest by briefly attending a reception that was open to all participants of an international tax conference."
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KPMG 'diamond' sponsor
Bocock had travelled to Madrid last September for the international tax industry's yearly gathering of close to 2,000 accountants, lawyers and government regulators from around the world.
KPMG was a top "diamond" sponsor of the International Fiscal Association's annual conference, which included tax seminars by day and a series of "cultural" events and parties by night.
In its advertising to delegates, the six-day conference promised "an abundance of leisure activities" and "social events" that would offer a variety "networking opportunities."
An advertisement for 'diamond sponsor' KPMG was prominently displayed on the conference app (CBC)
KPMG, along with tax accounting firm PwC, paid $92,000 Cdn (65,000 euros) each to be the conference's top sponsors, according to conference documents.
The sponsorship money, together with fees of $2,405 Cdn (1,694 euros) from each of the 1,900 delegates, paid for evening social events at the Prado Museum, a disco party and a "cultural night" at the Plaza de Toros. That event featured Spanish cuisine, flamenco dancing and cocktails.
The Dentons event was paid for entirely by the law firm and was not part of the official KPMG-sponsored conference. It was organized by the "marketing and business development" manager from the firm's Canadian office.
'We will have wine and lots of it'
At a recent tax conference in Calgary, Rossiter defended the practice of judges on his tax court drinking alcohol at evening social events with tax industry officials.
Chief
Justice Eugene Rossiter of the Tax Court of Canada addressed industry
accountants and academics at a nation-wide tax conference last November.
(Tax Court of Canada)
Speaking before hundreds of tax accountants and lawyers at the Canadian Tax Foundation's annual meeting in November, Rossiter said judges do not lead a "monastic" life and that they have a responsibility to "interact" with the public.
"We will have pizza and we will have wine and lots of it," Rossiter said. After those words, a conference organizer immediately tweeted the chief justice received "massive" applause from the tax industry audience.
Tax professor Rizqy says that as chief justice, Rossiter needs to set an example for the other judges on his 25-member tax court.
"He doesn't deserve a round of applause, first of all, for that comment," she says. "It's not appropriate to say: 'I will drink lots of wine.' This is probably not what we expect to hear from a judge."
Rizqy says judges must follow a code of conduct to "minimize" even the appearance of a conflict of interest.
"A judge has to act in a reserved manner, on the bench and also outside the court."
Judge initially denied attending Prado event
CBC footage also shows Federal Court of Appeal Judge Denis Pelletier attending the KPMG-sponsored conference, as well as attending a "business attire" evening social event at the Prado Museum, described by organizers as the "crown jewel" of Madrid's most "elegant" boulevard.
Still, the Federal Court of Appeal, which hears appeals from the Tax Court of Canada, denied in an email that Pelletier went to any of the conference's social events, including the Prado evening.
"Justice Pelletier did not attend any of the events/dinners/receptions/parties mentioned in your email while he was in Madrid," the court wrote.
Federal Court of Appeal Judge Denis Pelletier is seen exiting Madrid’s Prado Museum. (CBC)
The court told the fifth estate that one of the reasons Pelletier didn't attend the evening events was because his wife was not feeling well.
When informed that the fifth estate had footage of the judge and his wife leaving the Prado Museum with gift bags, the court then said it had all been an office "miscommunication."
Pelletier, they agreed, did attend the Prado Museum social event, as well as the "cultural evening" at the Plaza de Toros.
The Canadian Judicial Council, the regulatory body for federally appointed judges, says it approved judicial travel to the Madrid conference for educational reasons.
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KPMG wants CRA affidavit in tax 'sham' case struck from public record
CBC/Radio-Canada granted standing to oppose motion to strike
In a court hearing last April, a judge agreed to restrict public access to documents in a $37-million tax "sham" case.
KPMG Law requested the temporary sealing order in the case regarding its client Gold Line Telemanagement, which the Canada Revenue Agency alleges was involved in a "carousel scheme."
Now, The Fifth Estate has learned that KPMG has applied to the court to have the affidavit at issue struck from the record completely — preventing the public from ever knowing what was in that CRA document and accompanying exhibits filed with the court last February by the Department of Justice.
While the contents of those documents are so far unknown to the public, they could provide key information regarding how an alleged $37-million tax scheme was perpetrated against the Canadian Treasury.
A media lawyer hired by CBC, Iain MacKinnon, has been granted standing to argue against KPMG's motion to strike in a court hearing scheduled for January 2024.
There can be legitimate reasons for a court to remove or seal documents in court cases. For example, courts may move to protect sensitive commercial information not relevant to the public interest.
Still, MacKinnon says Canadians have a constitutional right to access court proceedings and that motions to strike and sealing orders should be an exception.
"There's allegations that there are tens of millions of taxpayer dollars at issue," MacKinnon said. "All the evidence that is before the court should be accessible to reporters and the public."
Founded in 1991, Gold Line Telemanagement is a Canadian telecommunications company that says it researches, develops and markets telecommunications products.
Gold Line declined to answer questions from The Fifth Estate, stating the case was before the courts.
Alleged carousel scheme
A carousel scheme refers to a group of companies working together to set up fake business transactions in order to generate illegitimate GST or HST tax refunds — when no tax was ever paid in the first place.
In a statement, the CRA said it has identified at least $1.1 billion related to carousel schemes in Canada since 2017.
The Fifth Estate reported last week on another alleged carousel scheme in Canada involving a company called Iris Technologies. In that case the CRA released $63 million in tax refunds that it is now seeking to recoup, stating they were "illegitimate."
Iris and Gold Line have both denied the allegations and appealed the CRA's reassessment to the Tax Court of Canada.
Court filings show there is an overlap in some of the companies involved in the Iris and Gold Line cases.
KPMG lawyers state the CRA affidavit contains "confidential taxpayer information" not relevant to the case, and that it and the accompanying exhibits are "scandalous, frivolous or vexatious or an abuse" of the court and "should be struck."
According to the CRA court filings, KPMG provided Gold Line with "tax and accounting support" and "professional advice" during the period in which the alleged bogus refunds were made.
The CRA makes clear, though, that KPMG did not prepare the tax returns claiming the refunds at issue.
KPMG Law is one branch of the broader firm, which also includes accounting, tax and advisory services. The federal government regularly hires the firm.
KPMG declined to respond to The Fifth Estate's questions about Gold Line, citing client confidentiality.
Public information
The Fifth Estate only learned of the documents' existence after noticing a reference to them in public tax court records in Gold Line's appeal.
Justice Randall Bocock issued the temporary sealing and confidentiality order on April 26, 2023.
MacKinnon says the Supreme Court made it clear as far back as 1994 that the media should be informed when lower courts are deciding on publication bans and whether or not to restrict access to court files.
The president of the Canadian Association of Journalists, Brent Jolly, says while some courts have clear guidelines in place to alert the media when sealing orders are requested, not all courts have taken proactive measures.
"We have the case law on our side, but then for some reason, either there's a disconnect in terms of how it's interpreted, or how it's implemented," Jolly says.
A spokesperson for the Tax Court of Canada said there is "no policy" in place to alert the media when deciding whether to limit public access to court records. They also said the Chief Justice of the Tax Court of Canada, Eugene Rossiter, has begun discussions on this topic.
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4 more Trudeau cabinet ministers won't seek re-election: sources
Prime minister to shuffle cabinet in coming weeks, sources say
Four more federal cabinet ministers will not run for re-election, Radio-Canada has learned, meaning Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will reshuffle his cabinet at a time when his leadership is increasingly fragile.
Marie-Claude Bibeau (National Revenue), Carla Qualtrough (Sports), Filomena Tassi (Economic Development for Southern Ontario) and Dan Vandal (Northern Affairs) have informed the prime minister they won't be running in the next federal election.
They were all elected in the 2015 election. Ministers Bibeau and Qualtrough have held ministerial positions since then. Bibeau is considering a run for mayor of Sherbrooke, scheduled for fall 2025.
The four ministers will be removed from cabinet in a reshuffle scheduled for the coming weeks, sources told Radio-Canada.
The prime minister has yet to set a date for the shuffle. Some of his advisors believe it would be better to wait for the outcome of the U.S. election on Nov. 5 before finalizing the new ministerial team.
New faces expected in cabinet: sources
This brings the number of ministers who have opted not to stand for re-election since the start of the summer to six, following the loss of two big names close to Trudeau: Seamus O'Regan and Pablo Rodriguez.
According to Radio-Canada's count, 24 elected members of the Liberal caucus don't intend to seek re-election. That's not counting the seven MPs who have resigned since the last election, including former ministers Marc Garneau, David Lametti and Carolyn Bennett.
A major reshuffle in the summer of 2023 was supposed to give the government new life and replace ministers nearing retirement. Since then, the prime minister has been unable to gain ground against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in the polls. This new wave of departures risks fuelling the perception of a government in disarray.
CBC's Poll Tracker shows the Conservatives maintaining a nearly 20-point lead over the Liberals.
Organized effort to oust Trudeau
The news of the ministers' departures comes at a turbulent time for Trudeau. A group is organizing to try to push him out by circulating a document calling for his departure; at least 20 elected representatives have signed it. Their intention is to confront the prime minister at next week's caucus meeting in Ottawa.
Some Liberal MPs have not hesitated to call for his departure publicly, such as Sean Casey, who says he has listened to the mood of his Charlottetown constituents.
"The message that I've been getting loud and clear — and more and more strongly as time goes by — is that it is time for [Trudeau] to go. And I agree," Casey told Power & Politics host David Cochrane in an exclusive interview Tuesday. "People have had enough. They've tuned him out and they want him to go."
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, asked to respond to the effort by a group of MPs, reiterated her support for Trudeau.
"He's the prime minister. There are conversations in caucus.... He'll make the decision. Period," she explained in an interview on Radio-Canada's En direct avec Patrice Roy on Wednesday.
"Some MPs may be looking more in the rear-view mirror than forward," Jean-Yves Duclos, Trudeau's new Quebec lieutenant, said at a press briefing on Wednesday. "I reaffirm my confidence and gratitude in Mr. Trudeau's leadership."
MP Joël Lightbound said he was uncomfortable with the secretive nature of the process initiated by some colleagues who want to show Trudeau the door.
"I'm a loyal person. If I have something to say, I won't do it with my face covered, I'll do it with my face uncovered. That's what bothers me about this move," he told reporters on Wednesday.
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Priest on the hook for $5.7K after CRA rejects donation receipts from his church
With his appeal to CRA denied, Father Stephen Amesse of St. Patrick Basilica is heading to tax court
The rector of St. Patrick Basilica is heading to tax court after the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) refused to accept thousands of dollars worth of receipts for donations he made to his own church.
Father Stephen Amesse said he donates a significant share of his salary to the basilica on Kent Street every year.
"I give a considerably amount of money," he said. "I believe, as a pastor, I have to give example."
He said CRA had never rejected his claims for tax credits for charitable donations before — until the 2022 tax year.
Amesse said CRA first asked for tax receipts, but when he provided them the agency still wanted proof of payment, so he sent church envelopes.
In his view, those envelopes confirmed the payments, made partly by cheque and partly in cash. He said he also sent a spreadsheet from the church's accountant to back them up.
"The next thing I hear is through email I get a bill for $5,600, without an explanation, and three days later they send an email explaining that they are not accepting my donations," he said.
That figure has now risen to about $5,700 with interest.
"I appealed, and it goes back and forth, four times sending copies of the envelopes, four times sending a copy of our receipts, and in August of this year I get a letter from the appeal division," Amesse said.
His objection was denied. The letter said his receipts did not have a registered charity number. Amesse found that absurd.
"Our receipt clearly has a charity number on it," he said.
He provided CBC with copies of the receipts, which include the registered charity number of the basilica.
"That's the frustrating part," said Amesse. "I can see it, everyone can see it, but for some reason they can't."
'They don't seem to listen'
The CRA also pointed to a provision of the Income Tax Act stating that proof of payment is required when there is a "non-arm's length relationship between the taxpayer and the charitable organization." The letter claimed that the agency did not receive proof.
But Amesse said the envelopes are the proof. Each envelope has a number, uniquely assigned to him, and they record the date and the amount of each donation, which is counted and verified by church volunteers.
"They have been, for years, accepted by CRA as proof of donations because, again, many of our donations are cash," he said.
Amesse said he's met a brick wall when trying to contact the officers involved in his case.
"What's frustrating is they don't seem to listen," he said. "It's so obvious that there's a registration number on it."
In an email response to CBC, CRA declined to discuss specific details of the case but provided general comments about charitable donations. It confirmed that St. Patrick Basilica is a registered charity that can issue tax receipts.
It said charities can issue receipts to their directors or employees as with any other donor. As for proof of payment, it said it may accept a cancelled cheque, a cheque image, a credit card slip, a pledge form or a stub.
Asked whether church envelopes are accepted, CRA simply repeated that same list of options. Amesse said he sees no difference between a pledge form, for example, and a church envelope.
"It's not only frustrating — it's scary, in a way," he said. "It's money that I don't have, and it's money that was given to a legitimate charity for legitimate reasons, all of which CRA is supposed to accept."
Accountant says CRA taking firmer approach
Christine Prins, a chartered professional accountant and partner with Parker Prins Lebano, said CRA has become less lenient in recent years.
"Certainly they seem to be taking a much firmer stance in applying their policies in a more thorough way," she said. "I think in this particular case, the issue is the relationship between the donor and the charity, and they're using a higher level of scrutiny and skepticism."
She said CRA is within its rights to not accept the church envelopes.
"I would suggest that unless the cash or the cheque is still in the envelope that probably isn't sufficient, especially in this case where there could be some independence issues between the donor and the church," said Prins.
Despite the ordeal he's faced over his 2022 donations, Amesse said CRA has accepted his donations for the 2023 tax year.
"I got the same request to provide a receipt and they accepted it," he said. "The receipt is the same."
He said he's had to pay $250 to apply at tax court, but can't justify the cost of paying a lawyer to fight his case. He plans to represent himself.
"That's always a little unnerving, because I'm not familiar with tax rules," he said.
Prins said Amesse should be able to prove payment for the cheque amounts. The cash transactions will be far more difficult — though the tax court may be more forgiving than the officials at CRA.
"Certainly he has a higher chance of making his case in tax court and a judge has some leniency in terms of accepting evidence that might be outside the administrative abilities of the CRA," she said.
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CRA signs secret settlement with wealthy KPMG clients involved in
offshore tax scheme
Watchdog group accuses the Liberals of covering up the KPMG affair
Harvey Cashore · CBC News · Posted: May 30, 2019 12:26 PM ET
Please send confidential tips on this story to Harvey.Cashore@cbc.ca
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The Canada Revenue Agency has made an out-of-court settlement with
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previously said was 'intended to deceive' tax authorities. (Peter
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Subject: Réponse automatique : ATTN Michael Snaauw I called you and a
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C'est avec un grand plaisir que je vous annonce l'arrivée prochaine de
mon premier enfant.
La naissance étant prévue pour le mois de juin, je m'absenterai donc à
compter du 28 mai 2018 au 14 décembre 2018.
Je vous remercie d'en prendre note et vous prie de contacter en cas de
besoin, ma collègue, Émélie Soucy, qui assura mes suivis pendant mon
absence.
vous pouvez la rejoindre par téléphone au 418-523-6666 ou par courriel
au Jean-yves.duclos.a1@parl.gc.ca
Dans l'attente de vous lire, je vous prie de croire, Monsieur, Madame,
en l'expression de mes salutations les meilleures.
Émilie Gagné
Coordonnatrice de circonscription
Bureau de l'hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
Député de Québec
600, boul. Charest Est
Bureau 201, C.P. 30014
Québec (Québec) G1K 3J4
T. 418 523-6666
Jean-Yves.Duclos.c1@parl.gc.ca
https://www.facebook.com/
https://www.instagram.com/
Émilie Gagné
Coordonnatrice de circonscription
Bureau de l'hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
Député de Québec
600, boul. Charest Est
Bureau 201, C.P. 30014
Québec (Québec) G1K 3J4
T. 418 523-6666
Jean-Yves.Duclos.c1@parl.gc.ca
https://www.facebook.com/
https://www.instagram.com/
---------- Original message ----------
From: steven.blaney.a1@parl.gc.ca
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2018 19:18:56 +0000
Subject: Réponse automatique : ATTN Michael Snaauw I called you and a
lot of your pals today
To: motomaniac333@gmail.com
Je serai absent du bureau du 26 julliet au 7 aout. Si votre message
est urgent svp contactez notre bureau de circonscription ou
envoyez-moi un e-mail à fioraniettore29@gmail.com. Merci.
I will be out of the office from July 26 to AUGUST 7. If your message
is urgent please contact our riding office or contact me at
fioraniettore29@gmail.com. Thank you.
---------- Original message ----------
From: pierre.poilievre.a1@parl.gc.ca
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2018 19:18:56 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: ATTN Michael Snaauw I called you and a lot
of your pals today
To: motomaniac333@gmail.com
Thank you for your email.
I will be out of the office from August 1-August 17th.
If this is an urgent matter, please call 613-992-2772 or email
pierre.poilievre.a2@parl.gc.ca
Manjit
---------- Original message ----------
From: "Barry, Clare" <Clare.Barry@justice.gc.ca>
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2018 19:17:31 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: ATTN Michael Snaauw I called you and a lot
of your pals today
To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Je serai absente du bureau le 3 aout 2018. Dans mon absence, veuillez
contactez Ginette Mazerolle ou Sam Boorman dans notre bureau
regional.
I will be away from the office on Friday, August 3, 2018 inclusive.
In my absence, kindly contact Ginette Mazerolle or Sam Boorman of the
Atlantic Regional Office.
---------- Original message ----------
From: Newsroom <newsroom@globeandmail.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2018 19:17:43 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: ATTN Michael Snaauw I called you and a lot
of your pals today
To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
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On 8/2/18, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.goc411.ca/en/65655/
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2017 12:37:50 -0400
> Subject: YO Jean-Yves Duclos Re My Old Age pension etc I just made my
> last calls your people at (613) 957-1954, 613-992-8865, (819 654
> 5546), (819) 654 5754 and (819) 654 7047 before I file my lawsuit
> against you and the Crown
> To: jeanyves.duclos@hrsdc-rhdcc.
> Jean-Yves.Duclos.c1@parl.gc.ca
> <judy.foote.a1@parl.gc.ca>, media@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca,
> Louise.Levonian@hrsdc-rhdcc.
> "Diane.Lebouthillier" <Diane.Lebouthillier@cra-arc.
> "Diane.Lebouthillier" <Diane.Lebouthillier@parl.gc.
> <gopublic@cbc.ca>, investigations <investigations@cbc.ca>,
> steven.blaney.a1@parl.gc.ca, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, premier
> <premier@gnb.ca>, "justin.trudeau.a1" <justin.trudeau.a1@parl.gc.ca>
> "Gerald.Butts" <Gerald.Butts@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>, "maxime.bernier"
> <maxime.bernier@parl.gc.ca>, "erin.otoole" <erin.otoole@parl.gc.ca>,
> "Kellie.Leitch" <Kellie.Leitch@parl.gc.ca>, PABMINMAILG@cra-arc.gc.ca,
> "andrew.scheer" <andrew.scheer@parl.gc.ca>, Geoff Regan
> <geoff@geoffregan.ca>, PREMIER <PREMIER@gov.ns.ca>, "victor.boudreau"
> <victor.boudreau@gnb.ca>, "Michael.Wernick"
> <Michael.Wernick@pco-bcp.gc.ca
> <jbosnitch@gmail.com>
> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
> leslie.maclean@servicecanada.
> <harvey.cashore@cbc.ca>, "Gilles.Blinn" <Gilles.Blinn@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>,
> "Larry.Tremblay" <Larry.Tremblay@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
>
> http://www.canadianlawlist.
>
> Employment and Social Development Canada
> 140 Promenade du Portage
> Gatineau, Québec K1A 0J9
> Phone: 819-994-7976
> Fax: 819-953-5603
>
> Listed Individuals
> Jean-Yves Duclos
> Patty Hajdu
> Louise Levonian
> Carla Qualtrough
> Lori R. Sterling
>
> ---------- Original message ----------
> From: Diane.Lebouthillier@parl.gc.ca
> Date: Fri, 26 May 2017 22:23:12 +0000
> Subject: Réponse automatique : YO Jean-Yves Duclos Re My Old Age
> pension etc Well May 24th came and went and I just called you (819 654
> 5546) and your Deputy Ms Levonian (819 953 5603) about my right to to
> sue you and your minions in Federal Court
> To: motomaniac333@gmail.com
>
> Merci d'avoir écrit à l'honorable Diane Lebouthillier, députée de
> Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine. Votre courriel recevra toute
> l'attention voulue.
>
> Thank you for writing to the Hon. Diane Lebouthillier, Member of
> Parliament for Gaspésie - îles-de-la-Madeleine. Please be assured that
> your correspondence will receive every consideration.
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2017 11:03:05 -0400
> Subject: Fwd. YO Minister Jean-Yves.Duclos Once again you are welcome
> Now how about the RCMP, the LIEbranos and all the other
> parliamentarians start acting with some semblance of Integrity after
> all these years?
> To: nicole.bruni@bakermckenzie.com
> <bill.pentney@justice.gc.ca>, "rona.ambrose"
> <rona.ambrose@parl.gc.ca>, "Jody.Wilson-Raybould"
> <Jody.Wilson-Raybould@parl.gc.
> <jan.jensen@justice.gc.ca>, "Dale.Morgan"
> <Dale.Morgan@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "dale.drummond"
> <dale.drummond@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>
> <Paul.Lynch@edmontonpolice.ca>
> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
> <Michael.Duheme@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
> <michael.chong@parl.gc.ca>, michael <michael@frankmagazine.ca>
>
> ---------- Original message ----------
> From: "MacKay, Peter" <Peter.MacKay@bakermckenzie.
> Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2017 14:39:17 +0000
> Subject: Automatic reply: YO Minister Jean-Yves.Duclos Once again you
> are welcome Now how about the RCMP, the LIEbranos and all the other
> parliamentarians start acting with some semblance of Integrity after
> all these years?
> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>
> Thank you for your email. I am currently out of the office attending
> meetings and have limited access to email and voicemail. If your
> matter is urgent, or if you require assistance, please contact my
> assistant, Nicole Bruni at nicole.bruni@bakermckenzie.com or at (416)
> 865-3861.
>
>
> This message may contain confidential and privileged information. If
> it has been sent to you in error, please reply to advise the sender of
> the error and then immediately delete this message. Please visit
> www.bakermckenzie.com/
> concerning this message.
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
> Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2018 18:40:41 -0400
> Subject: ATTN Michael Snaauw I called you and a lot of your pals today
> To: Michael.Snaauw@cra-arc.gc.ca, pierre.corbin@cra-arc.gc.ca,
> ciat@ciat.org, tax@americanbar.org, drewacummings@gmail.com,
> matthewscottcooper@gmail.com, sophia.siddiqui@usdoj.gov,
> marissa.k.rensen@irscounsel.
> andrewjohnbrewster@gmail.com, Newsroom <Newsroom@globeandmail.com>,
> "harvey.cashore" <harvey.cashore@cbc.ca>
> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
> william.m.paul@irscounsel.
> "Ted.Gallivan" <Ted.Gallivan@cra-arc.gc.ca>,
> Charles.Nadeau@cra-arc.gc.ca, Richard.Gobeil@cra-arc.gc.ca,
> Keith.Barrass@cra-arc.gc.ca
>
> https://www.irs.gov/about-irs/
>
> https://www.americanbar.org/
>
> http://www.fedbar.org/
>
> https://www.ciat.org/
>
> https://www.canada.ca/en/
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2018 13:49:13 -0400
> Subject: Attn Commissioner of Revenue Bob Hamilton I just called Best
> you start lining up your lawyers ASAP EH?
> To: bob.hamilton@canada.ca, "Diane.Lebouthillier"
> <Diane.Lebouthillier@cra-arc.
> <j.Russell.George@tigta.treas.
> "Jean-Yves.Duclos" <Jean-Yves.Duclos@parl.gc.ca>
> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
> <Nathalie.Drouin@justice.gc.ca
>
> Bob Hamilton
> Commissioner of Revenue and Chief Executive Officer of the CRA
> Telephone Number 613-957-3688
> Email bob.hamilton@canada.ca
>
> Perhaps I will run into somebody ethical some day but I bet the
> Yankees know that they won't work for any government. N'esy Pas
> George J Russell and Mikey Cohen?
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Ministre / Minister (SPAC/PSPC)"
> <TPSGC.Ministre-Minister.
> Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2018 10:56:46 -0400
> Subject: Accusé réception / Acknowledgement
> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>
> Le présent message accuse réception de votre courriel au ministre des
> Services publics et de l'Approvisionnement. Soyez assuré(e) que nous y
> accorderons toute l'attention voulue.
>
> Merci de votre intérêt.
> ______________________________
>
> This message is to acknowledge receipt of your email to the Minister
> of the Public Services and Procurement. Please be assured it will be
> given every consideration.
>
> Thank you for your interest.
>
> http://davidraymondamos3.
>
> Tuesday, 14 February 2017
>
> RE FATCA, NAFTA & TPP etc ATTN President Donald J. Trump I just got
> off the phone with your lawyer Mr Cohen (646-853-0114) Why does he lie
> to me after all this time???
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Michael Cohen <mcohen@trumporg.com>
> Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:15:14 +0000
> Subject: Automatic reply: RE FATCA ATTN Pierre-Luc.Dusseault I just
> called and left a message for you
> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>
> Effective January 20, 2017, I have accepted the role as personal
> counsel to President Donald J. Trump. All future emails should be
> directed to mdcohen212@gmail.com and all future calls should be
> directed to 646-853-0114.
> ______________________________
> This communication is from The Trump Organization or an affiliate
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> affiliates.Nothing in this communication is intended to operate as an
> electronic signature under applicable law.
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Min.Mail / Courrier.Min (CRA/ARC)" <PABMINMAILG@cra-arc.gc.ca>
> Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 13:10:52 +0000
> Subject: Your various correspondence about abusive tax schemes - 2017-02631
> To: "motomaniac333@gmail.com" <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>
> Mr. David Raymond Amos
> motomaniac333@gmail.com
>
>
> Dear Mr. Amos:
>
> Thank you for your various correspondence about abusive tax schemes,
> and for your understanding regarding the delay of this response.
>
> This is an opportunity for me to address your concerns about the way
> the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) deals with aggressive tax planning,
> tax avoidance, and tax evasion by targeting individuals and groups
> that promote schemes intended to avoid payment of tax. It is also an
> opportunity for me to present the Government of Canada’s main
> strategies for ensuring fairness for all taxpayers.
>
> The CRA’s mission is to preserve the integrity of Canada’s tax system,
> and it is taking concrete and effective action to deal with abusive
> tax schemes. Through federal budget funding in 2016 and 2017, the
> government has committed close to $1 billion in cracking down on tax
> evasion and combatting tax avoidance at home and through the use of
> offshore transactions. This additional funding is expected to generate
> federal revenues of $2.6 billion over five years for Budget 2016, and
> $2.5 billion over five years for Budget 2017.
>
> More precisely, the CRA is cracking down on tax cheats by hiring more
> auditors, maintaining its underground economy specialist teams,
> increasing coverage of aggressive goods and service tax/harmonized
> sales tax planning, increasing coverage of multinational corporations
> and wealthy individuals, and taking targeted actions aimed at
> promoters of abusive tax schemes.
>
> On the offshore front, the CRA continues to develop tools to improve
> its focus on high‑risk taxpayers. It is also considering changes to
> its Voluntary Disclosures Program following the first set of program
> recommendations received from an independent Offshore Compliance
> Advisory Committee. In addition, the CRA is leading international
> projects to address the base erosion and profit shifting initiative of
> the G20 and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
> Development, and is collaborating with treaty partners to address the
> Panama Papers leaks.
>
> These actions are evidence of the government’s commitment to
> protecting tax fairness. The CRA has strengthened its intelligence and
> technical capacities for the early detection of abusive tax
> arrangements and deterrence of those who participate in them. To
> ensure compliance, it has increased the number of actions aimed at
> promoters who use illegal schemes. These measures include increased
> audits of such promoters, improved information gathering, criminal
> investigations where warranted, and better communication with
> taxpayers.
>
> To deter potential taxpayer involvement in these schemes, the CRA is
> increasing notifications and warnings through its communications
> products. It also seeks partnerships with tax preparers, accountants,
> and community groups so that they can become informed observers who
> can educate their clients.
>
> The CRA will assess penalties against promoters and other
> representatives who make false statements involving illegal tax
> schemes. The promotion of tax schemes to defraud the government can
> lead to criminal investigations, fingerprinting, criminal prosecution,
> court fines, and jail time.
>
> Between April 1, 2011, and March 31, 2016, the CRA’s criminal
> investigations resulted in the conviction of 42 Canadian taxpayers for
> tax evasion with links to money and assets held offshore. In total,
> the $34 million in evaded taxes resulted in court fines of $12 million
> and 734 months of jail time.
>
> When deciding to pursue compliance actions through the courts, the CRA
> consults the Department of Justice Canada to choose an appropriate
> solution. Complex tax-related litigation is costly and time consuming,
> and the outcome may be unsuccessful. All options to recover amounts
> owed are considered.
>
> More specifically, in relation to the KPMG Isle of Man tax avoidance
> scheme, publicly available court records show that it is through the
> CRA’s efforts that the scheme was discovered. The CRA identified many
> of the participants and continues to actively pursue the matter. The
> CRA has also identified at least 10 additional tax structures on the
> Isle of Man, and is auditing taxpayers in relation to these
> structures.
>
> To ensure tax fairness, the CRA commissioned an independent review in
> March 2016 to determine if it had acted appropriately concerning KPMG
> and its clients. In her review, Ms. Kimberley Brooks, Associate
> Professor and former Dean of the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie
> University, examined the CRA’s operational processes and decisions in
> relation to the KPMG offshore tax structure and its efforts to obtain
> the names of all taxpayers participating in the scheme. Following this
> review, the report, released on May 5, 2016, concluded that the CRA
> had acted appropriately in its management of the KPMG Isle of Man
> file. The report found that the series of compliance measures the CRA
> took were in accordance with its policies and procedures. It was
> concluded that the procedural actions taken on the KPMG file were
> appropriate given the facts of this particular case and were
> consistent with the treatment of taxpayers in similar situations. The
> report concluded that actions by CRA employees were in accordance with
> the CRA’s Code of Integrity and Professional Conduct. There was no
> evidence of inappropriate interaction between KPMG and the CRA
> employees involved in the case.
>
> Under the CRA’s Code of Integrity and Professional Conduct, all CRA
> employees are responsible for real, apparent, or potential conflicts
> of interests between their current duties and any subsequent
> employment outside of the CRA or the Public Service of Canada.
> Consequences and corrective measures play an important role in
> protecting the CRA’s integrity.
>
> The CRA takes misconduct very seriously. The consequences of
> misconduct depend on the gravity of the incident and its repercussions
> on trust both within and outside of the CRA. Misconduct can result in
> disciplinary measures up to dismissal.
>
> All forms of tax evasion are illegal. The CRA manages the Informant
> Leads Program, which handles leads received from the public regarding
> cases of tax evasion across the country. This program, which
> coordinates all the leads the CRA receives from informants, determines
> whether there has been any non-compliance with tax law and ensures
> that the information is examined and conveyed, if applicable, so that
> compliance measures are taken. This program does not offer any reward
> for tips received.
>
> The new Offshore Tax Informant Program (OTIP) has also been put in
> place. The OTIP offers financial compensation to individuals who
> provide information related to major cases of offshore tax evasion
> that lead to the collection of tax owing. As of December 31, 2016, the
> OTIP had received 963 calls and 407 written submissions from possible
> informants. Over 218 taxpayers are currently under audit based on
> information the CRA received through the OTIP.
>
> With a focus on the highest-risk sectors nationally and
> internationally and an increased ability to gather information, the
> CRA has the means to target taxpayers who try to hide their income.
> For example, since January 2015, the CRA has been collecting
> information on all international electronic funds transfers (EFTs) of
> $10,000 or more ending or originating in Canada. It is also adopting a
> proactive approach by focusing each year on four jurisdictions that
> raise suspicion. For the Isle of Man, the CRA audited 3,000 EFTs
> totalling $860 million over 12 months and involving approximately 800
> taxpayers. Based on these audits, the CRA communicated with
> approximately 350 individuals and 400 corporations and performed 60
> audits.
>
> In January 2017, I reaffirmed Canada’s important role as a leader for
> tax authorities around the world in detecting the structures used for
> aggressive tax planning and tax evasion. This is why Canada works
> daily with the Joint International Tax Shelter Information Centre
> (JITSIC), a network of tax administrations in over 35 countries. The
> CRA participates in two expert groups within the JITSIC and leads the
> working group on intermediaries and proponents. This ongoing
> collaboration is a key component of the CRA’s work to develop strong
> relationships with the international community, which will help it
> refine the world-class tax system that benefits all Canadians.
>
> The CRA is increasing its efforts and is seeing early signs of
> success. Last year, the CRA recovered just under $13 billion as a
> result of its audit activities on the domestic and offshore fronts.
> Two-thirds of these recoveries are the result of its audit efforts
> relating to large businesses and multinational companies.
>
> But there is still much to do, and additional improvements and
> investments are underway.
>
> Tax cheats are having a harder and harder time hiding. Taxpayers who
> choose to promote or participate in malicious and illegal tax
> strategies must face the consequences of their actions. Canadians
> expect nothing less. I invite you to read my most recent statement on
> this matter at canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/
> statement_from_
>
> Thank you for taking the time to write. I hope the information I have
> provided is helpful.
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> The Honourable Diane Lebouthillier
> Minister of National Revenue
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jody.Wilson-Raybould@parl.gc.
> Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2018 23:36:35 +0000
> Subject: Automatic reply: NATA and "Litigation Lmbo" with Trump and
> his buddies in the WTO
> To: motomaniac333@gmail.com
>
> Thank you for writing to the Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Member
> of Parliament for Vancouver Granville.
>
> This message is to acknowledge that we are in receipt of your email.
> Due to the significant increase in the volume of correspondence, there
> may be a delay in processing your email. Rest assured that your
> message will be carefully reviewed.
>
> To help us address your concerns more quickly, please include within
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>
> Please note that your message will be forwarded to the Department of
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> Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada. For all future
> correspondence addressed to the Minister of Justice, please write
> directly to the Department of Justice at
> mcu@justice.gc.ca<mailto:mcu@
>
> Thank you
>
> -------------------
>
> Merci d'?crire ? l'honorable Jody Wilson-Raybould, d?put?e de
> Vancouver Granville.
>
> Le pr?sent message vise ? vous informer que nous avons re?u votre
> courriel. En raison d'une augmentation importante du volume de
> correspondance, il pourrait y avoir un retard dans le traitement de
> votre courriel. Sachez que votre message sera examin? attentivement.
>
> Pour nous aider ? r?pondre ? vos pr?occupations plus rapidement,
> veuillez inclure dans le corps de votre courriel votre nom complet,
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>
> Veuillez prendre note que votre message sera transmis au minist?re de
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> d?put?e en tant que ministre de la Justice et procureure g?n?rale du
> Canada. Pour toute correspondance future adress?e ? la ministre de la
> Justice, veuillez ?crire directement au minist?re de la Justice ?
> mcu@justice.gc.ca ou appelez au 613-957-4222.
>
> Merci
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Brian Gallant <briangallant10@gmail.com>
> Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2018 16:49:18 -0700
> Subject: Merci / Thank you Re: Fwd: NAFTA and "Litigation Lmbo" with
> Trump and his buddies in the WTO
> To: motomaniac333@gmail.com
>
> (Français à suivre)
>
> If your email is pertaining to the Government of New Brunswick, please
> email me at brian.gallant@gnb.ca
>
> If your matter is urgent, please email Greg Byrne at greg.byrne@gnb.ca
>
> Thank you.
>
> Si votre courriel s'addresse au Gouvernement du Nouveau-Brunswick,
> svp m'envoyez un courriel à brian.gallant@gnb.ca
>
> Pour les urgences, veuillez contacter Greg Byrne à greg.byrne@gnb.ca
>
> Merci.
>
>
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