Charge against pro-lifer stayed

This is an interesting article published in the Daily Gleaner by Heather McLaughlin

One has to always wonder, what is the real reason behind the scenes. The Prosecutor says the charges are staid due to economic reasons. Hmm. While that makes sense, it is not normal for CRA to deal with tax problems from a common sense approach. So I wonder; Was David Little, the pro lifer on to something? If CRA and the Courts are correct; Why would they not just throw Mr. Little in jail as an example of what happens to those who decide to fight CRA?

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Dan White

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Charge against pro-lifer stayed
Published Wednesday August 11th, 2010
Taxes | Prosecutor says it’s better to dedicate resources to other matters
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By HEATHER MCLAUGHLIN
mclaughlin.heather@dailygleaner.com

The federal attorney general has stayed an income tax charge that was laid against anti-abortion activist David T. Little in April.

Provincial court Judge Julian Dickson was set to hear Little’s plea Tuesday on a new charge against Little brought by the Canada Revenue Agency for failing to comply with a judge’s order to file income-tax returns for 2000-02.

However, the judge instead announced that he had received word that a stay had been issued by the federal government.

A stay halts the prosecution of the charge.

Little wasn’t present in court Tuesday.

In April, Little, after refusing to pay fines for previous tax charges, was ordered to serve 66 days in jail in default.

Chief provincial court Judge Leslie Jackson convicted Little in November 2007 of failing to file income-tax returns for 2000, 2001 and 2002 and fined him $3,000.

Jackson further ordered him to file his outstanding tax returns.

Keith Ward, senior counsel with the Atlantic region office of the Public Prosecution Service of Canada and the lead federal prosecutor on Little’s case, said he made the decision to stay the charge.

“It’s for reasons of economy,” Ward said from his Halifax office Tuesday.

“He was essentially going to run the same defence … He can easily manipulate the system all the way up to the Supreme Court of Canada level.”

When Little was charged for failing to file tax returns for 2000-2002, his defence was that it violated his right of freedom of religion.

During his April court appearance, Little made it clear he would mount a similar defence on the new charge of failing to comply with a judge’s order.

Ward said it was decided federal resources should be dedicated to more important matters.

Ward said it’s also apparent that Little has no taxable income of which to speak.

The 66-year-old Roman Catholic and father of eight has vowed publicly never to file another tax return as long as there’s tax-funded abortion in Canada.

With files from The Daily Gleaner staff writer Don MacPherson

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