I want to give you a status update on the Alliance for the Defence of Canadian Sovereignty (ADCS-ADSC) “FATCA IGA” lawsuit against Canada’s Justin Trudeau Government.

Our lawsuit argues that the Canadian legislation that enables the U.S.-Canada FATCA “agreement”, made under threat of financial penalty imposed by the U.S., violates Canada’s Charter of Rights and our Constitution.

The Case Management Judge who is handling the logistics of the lawsuit has asked for a status update from Plaintiffs Ginny, Gwen, and Kazia. Our Vancouver litigators responded on their behalf on November 4, 2016 and said:

“We can advise that counsel for the Attorney General has advised counsel for the Plaintiffs that the Attorney General will be filing a motion for production of documents and particulars within the next two weeks.

The Plaintiffs intend to file a summary trial motion and supporting materials by December 2016. The Attorney General takes the position that a summary trial cannot proceed, even with respect to setting dates for service of materials in response, until the Attorney General’s motions have been resolved, any resulting orders satisfied, and examinations for discovery of the Plaintiffs have been completed.”

This means that our litigators expect to provide the Court with the submission for the Constitutional-Charter FATCA IGA trial (including expert testimonies and witness affidavits) by December 2016.

However, there is ongoing back and forth between Government and our side regarding timing of the production of “documents” (I can’t go into the details). These disagreements will have to be sorted out by the Court and could result in a delay in the trial, which will be held in Federal Court next year.

I know that litigation moves slowly, will keep you posted on developments, and thank you for your patience.

The Claims can be found HERE.