Background
The Alliance For The Defence Of Canadian Sovereignty FATCA lawsuit commenced in 2014. It was an incredible initiative which was “crowd funded” by hundreds (if not thousands) of individuals. The lawsuit was commenced by courageous plaintiffs who have been the face of the lawsuit for almost ten years.
A backgrounder on the case is available here.
A backgrounder on the decision of the Federal Court of Appeal is here.
The reasons for why the lawsuit was necessary are evident in this video:
Circa 2014 – The origins of the @ADCSovereignty #FATCA lawsuit: Standing Committee on Finance Meetings re FATCA https://t.co/9fDxWSSL2r via @YouTube
— John Richardson – lawyer for "U.S. persons" abroad (@ExpatriationLaw) September 22, 2022
July 13, 2023 – Supreme Court Of Canada Dismisses Application For Leave To Appeal
The order dismissing the appeal, which results in the official ending of this lawsuit is here.
On July 13, 2023 the Supreme Court Of Canada dismissed the application for leave to appeal in the @ADCSovereignty #FATCA lawsuit. Special thanks to the plaintiffs: Gwen, Kazia and Ginny who made this initiative possible. pic.twitter.com/5upUtUa9Ef
— John Richardson – lawyer for "U.S. persons" abroad (@ExpatriationLaw) July 13, 2023
Here is a colourful pdf of the final order:
A series of posts describing various points in the long history of this lawsuit may be found here.
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Appendix
The difficulty in framing the narrative is exemplified in the following “Canadian Press” article and the comments to the article …
The Toronto Globe and Mail reproduced the "Canadian Press" article about the Supreme Court Dismissal of the Appeal application in the @ADCSovereignty #FATCA lawsuit. My comment … https://t.co/xpcSTpZM8t pic.twitter.com/Y8mtTJFLyr
— John Richardson – lawyer for "U.S. persons" abroad (@ExpatriationLaw) July 13, 2023