UPDATE SEPTEMBER 19, 2015: SEE ALSO DISCLAIMER AND LITIGATION UPDATES.
[This post, which began in May and having over 1000 revisions and 2000 comments, is being retired from service and updates. It lived through the success of reaching a total of $500,000 in donations from our kind, dear supporters who had little money to give, the hope and disappointment with the summary trial decision, and the certainty that we are now finally moving on to the Charter trial.]
CANADIAN CHARTER TRIAL UPDATE:
— We have instructed the Arvay team to prepare for the “Constitutional-Charter” trial. This means that our focus now, as it was in the beginning of our lawsuit, is on the Charter trial.
Unless there is a new expense in the future that we have not anticipated, the monies from your donations will be sufficient to take us through the “constitutional-charter” trial in Federal Court. However, to pay other legal bills we will need additional donations from our supporters, and a request for donations will appear on another post soon.
OUR LITIGATION HISTORY:
One year ago, on August 11, 2014, Litigator Joseph Arvay filed a FATCA IGA lawsuit in Canada Federal Court on behalf of Plaintiffs Ginny and Gwen, the Alliance for the Defence of Canadian Sovereignty (en français), and all peoples.
Because of a Government delay we initiated a “summary trial”, using a portion of the arguments, which offered the possibility of preventing private banking information from being turned over to the IRS before September 30, 2015. See Alliance’s Claims, our Alliance blog, and AUGUST 4-5 SUMMARY TRIAL FILINGS in LITIGATION UPDATES.
@Calgary. That is the problem and our next challenge. We need to figure out a crash course on fatca’s effects and what Harper has done to Canada and Canadians. The need to show everything from start to finish, the Obama threat, Jim Flaherty’s response(ultimately, lead to his death), the stooges Harper chose to stop any and ALL amendments to the IGA and why they were chosen(not seeking re-election). The cost to ALL Canadians and the pure extortion to the USA from Canada Etc Etc…. The mainstream media has been told to shut up. Our challenges are still ahed on this…..
I agree with ALL you say, NativeCanadian, including the part about Flaherty! I am about to leave for the yearly meeting regarding my *US-deemed US citizen* CANADIAN son’s affairs. Speaking of any of this in the meeting with provincial employees will be frowned upon and not best for my son (who will also be present) to witnesses from his mother, crazy over-protective mother that I am.
Any word? I may come down for the afternoon, if it will still be going on in the afternoon.
UPDATE: 11:08 a.m. Vancouver time — email from Stephen to Calgary411:
Since I have to leave for another commitment shortly, I’ve asked that any further updates be put into this, the comments on the lead post at Isaac Brock.
Seems positive that the judge is asking lots of questions, no????
@calgary411
Yes, it is a good sign that the judge is asking questions.
Thanks, Ginny — argh, I have to leave and don’t have any hand-held device. Your view will sustain me until I’m back here.
Read a little of the defendant’s motions and you’ll want to doze off. Judge too, maybe?
Read our plaintiffs reply and you’ll appreciate the clarity. Judge too, I hope.
Where can we read the motions?
Yes, the judge hadn’t already made up his mind beforehand. Very good sign.
@EmBee – from your Mouth to God’s Ear
BTW Thinking abut those Motions … My brain is crossed much less my eyes
So are we to assume the Govt wants an adjournment to a later date?
If thats true, is it safe to assume that Arvey will oppose it completely firstly and secondly if the judge wants to grant it then Arvey requests an injunction against the release of any information because of the damages that would occur?
The Government would say lets have an adjournment until after the election and they would say there would be no damage releasing info to USA.
We could try tapping …
http://www.drivingpeace.com/tapping-for-anxiety-does-this-simple-stress-relief-technique-really-work/
A possible set up statement …
Even though I feel anxious about this hearing I know that the Arvay legal team is highly competent and that justice will prevail.
I wonder if I would be less anxious if I was in Canada? 🙂
Best of luck to the plaintiffs today!
Donation just e-mailed.
Hope to hear some good news later today!
Cheers,
BC Doc
@ George
I can’t link a pdf in a comment but you can find the defendants’ motions and the plaintiffs’ replies here:
https://adcsovereignty.wordpress.com/1079-2/
What do we have?
1. Best litigator that money can buy…..CHECK.
2. Not one but TWO perfect plaintiffs for this cause….CHECK.
3. Our cause is right, its about People, its about Canadians. There will always be losers in any action and the losers are the banks and the Obama Administration.
Wouldn’t this be lunch break time in Vancouver?
@BC_Doc
Thanks for today’s donation. Do you have any recommendations for Summary Trial Stress Condition?
Waiting….thinking…..waiting…watching….hoping for some good news to come out of this today. Good luck to Ginny and Gwen who have bravely put themselves out there, and also to the team of supporters who have worked both in the foreground and also in the background to make this day happen.
Can we have a group Skype early nerve quelling cocktail hour?
@Ginny– After my appt last year at the consulate, I went for a 15k run on the seawall which included Stanley Park. Best thing in the world for the head! My wife and daughter spotted a pod of orcas a few weeks ago from the seawall while they were out biking it– how can you beat that??!!!
In this type of trial, does the judge give their ruling immediately at the conclusion of the trial or do they reserve their decision for a few weeks?
http://metronews.ca/news/vancouver/1445874/two-women-challenge-law-allowing-ottawa-to-give-info-to-u-s-tax-collectors/
No news is probably good news? This trial is the antithesis of good men (and women) doing nothing. We will prevail!
@Born in Canada…..and @Ginny.
I love that article!!!!!
“Two Canadian women”
Thats the best write up I have seen in a long time.
Harper and crew SOLD out CANADIAN CITIZENS!!!!!!!!!