In his case, Pearce did not report any income, but erroneously stated he had paid millions in taxes since 2016 and wanted it refunded.
Uhm… fraudulently stated, not ‘erroneously’. WTF!
Jeebus, is there any way the rest of us Canadians can sue these selfish grifters or the govt to get our money back? Any fraud like this will come out of our future income as additional taxes.
Uhm… fraudulently stated, not ‘erroneously’. WTF! Jeebus, is there any way the rest of us Canadians can sue these selfish grifters or the govt to get our money back? Any fraud like this will come out of our future income as additional taxes.
I don’t think the CBC can say “fraudulently” because fraud is a crime and he hasn’t been charged, let alone convicted.
“Allegedly” doesn’t work, because the facts aren’t in dispute.
But I agree, “erroneously” also seems wrong. They probably should have just left the adverb out of it.
Sure they can, the truth is an absolute defense.
It doesn’t matter of anyone else does that shit in error, it’s still fraud.