So, my friend Howard Lastman is a lawyer here in Toronto. He's had a hard go of it over the last few years, but recently he went up against Revenue Canada (our IRS) - and won decisively. His client not only won, Revenue Canada ended up paying his legal costs! Loved this excerpt, as the Judge describes Revenue Canada's position. Ouch!
"The argument of the agent for the Respondent was nothing if not succinct. Her position was that paragraph 128(2)c) dictates the result. Unfortunately, she did not go on to analyze the effect of paragraphs 128(2)(e) and (f)..."
Hey, you can fight City Hall.
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