(George) Harris halted (in his fight against Revenue Canada).

• Author: Mitchell, Teresa

In Benchpress Vol. 25#1, we reported the case of George Harris, a tenacious Winnipeg man who brought an action against Revenue Canada on behalf of all Canadian taxpayers. He argued that Revenue Canada improperly allowed a prominent Canadian family to remove billions of dollars tax free from Canada through a family trust. Revenue Canada tried to have his case thrown out of court, but Mr. Harris was given permission to proceed. Now, however, a judge of the Federal Court of Canada has dismissed his claim, citing insufficient evidence, but not without harsh words for Revenue Canada and kind words for Mr. Harris. Justice Eleanor Dawson wrote "Indeed, given the large amounts of money involved, it is...