Canada's Birthday 2008 how about something..

BITING THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU
A commentary on punishing Canadian Taxpayers
While soliciting their vote.
By Victor Drummond ©
Canada Day 2008

Today is set aside for Canadians to reflect upon the blessings we are all supposed to be counting and revelling in because we have the most beautiful country with the greatest set of guaranteed rights and freedoms in the whole world.

If you doubt that claim just read the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms at http://www.http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/charter/

Now having read for yourself the protection this charter provides all Canadians you would expect the Canadian government would be the last to deny its citizens the very things this document proclaims to be their Queen given rights.

For example:- 12. Everyone has the right not to be subjected to any cruel and unusual treatment or punishment.

What would you call a tax -- levied on income that never existed – that you couldn’t pay using all the income you received in the entire year? I would say this is cruel and unusual
treatment and punishment. Imposed by our own government on thousands of honest hard-working Canadians.

For example:- 15. (1) Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability.

What level of equality -- before and under the law – would you say is in effect when a Member of Parliament succeeds in getting a Tax Remission Order, (TRO) -- signed by the Prime Minister, and Governor General for Canada – which relieves
a paltry 30 or so taxpayers -- victimized by this insidious tax – from all such taxes and penalties -- while leaving thousands of other similar victims on the hook.

Where the scale of EQUALITY runs from zero to 10 – this situation is definitely a zero.

6. (1) Every citizen of Canada has the right to enter, remain in and leave Canada.

What would you say if the law penalized you for moving out of Canada while any part of the unjust taxes levied – per 12 above – remained unpaid.
Would consider your right to leave Canada has been infringed in any way?

Is it unreasonable to expect any Canadians -- who have been denied or penalized from enjoying these charter rights -- need only to notify the government authorities who would then make an assessment of the claim(s) and promptly correct any violation(s) that may have inadvertently occurred.

Apparently our Rights and Freedoms “Guarantee” comes at a price. Just telling your elected representative of the problem isn’t good enough. Appealing to the Prime Minister directly – and/or any subordinate Members of Canada’s Parliament isn’t good enough.

Why not? The only answers that makes sense to me are:- (1) Our government is not interested in giving up a cash cow for the sake of a few thousand abused citizens or to preserve their own reputation.

(2) By ignoring the defective legislation and merely providing appeal channels that accommodate one victim at a time – and that victim facing a crap-shoot prospect of getting a favourable result – the greater part of the ill gotten gains are safe and sound in the government treasury.

If you want your guarantee honoured then your first step might be to appeal to the Canada Revenue, Chief appeals Officer for a tax re-assessment. Many victims have tried this step without success.

24. (1) Anyone whose rights or freedoms, as guaranteed by this Charter, have been infringed or denied may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction to obtain such remedy as the court considers appropriate and just in the circumstances.

Next you can hire a Lawyer and take your case to the Tax Court of Canada for a ruling.
Several victims have tried this step but ended up sending good money after bad.

Now, however, if you have appealed to the TCC but did not receive a favourable ruling you now have a basis for asking your team of lawyers to take your appeal for justice to the Supreme Court of Canada, (SCC).

With a bit of luck you might get a favourable ruling from the SCC and have your taxes revoked, and your court costs paid by Revenue Canada. BUT DON’T BET ON IT.

The odds are you will end up having your appeal denied. In which case you will then have to pay the unjustified taxes, with penalties and possibly also the court costs claimed by Revenue Canada.

So at best your “Guaranteed Rights” under our glorious Charter – in this instance – is a lot like getting a guarantee from a flea-market vendor. Not worth the paper it is written upon.

So what do our taxable benefit victims have to celebrate on this “Canada Day”?
Not Much.
It is difficult to get enthusiastic about a country that taxes you into financial oblivion.

Most victims have been working hard for many years – feeding the government in power – through their productivity and paying all legitimate taxes – only to be severely bitten by ruinous taxes levied on money that never materialized.

Those that paid these unwarranted taxes – out of their savings – have been taxed double as that money was already taxed at the time it was earned.

If you would like to have representation in government – that pays more than lip service to honest, fair and equalized taxation – then contact your Member of Parliament and notify him. or her, you want the defective taxable benefit legislation corrected and all those victimized by it fairly compensated.

If those who would like to form our next government – get the message – then by next Canada Day there will be thousands of our fellow Canadians that will have something to celebrate.

For more information on this issue visit:- http://www.cfet.ca Read the petition and read the comments left there by petition signers.

See you at the voting polls for the next Federal Election – O’Grady.

Victor Drummond ©