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From The Desk of John Richardson: Co-chair ADCS-ADSC.ca – Responding to the Government Delay

Dear Supporters: This post is to provide an update on your FATCA lawsuit against the Government of Canada. As you are aware, the Government of Canada has significantly slowed the pace of the lawsuit by claiming that it needs to

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“Seize The Day 3” – Senate Finance Committee Forms Working Groups – #Americansabroad organize – Toronto, Feb. 14/15

First, congratulations are in order. Once again your donations have allowed the Alliance For The Defence of Canadian Sovereignty to achieve your funding goals. The third $100,000 cheque is on its way to your lawyer. There are some (mainly in the

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Hatch of @GOPSenFinance Delivers Speech on Corporate Inversions at Brookings Institution – Endorses Territorial Taxation

#Americansabroad and U.S. corporations have a lot in common bc they are both taxed on earnings outside the U.S. http://t.co/AOeUqIQ76T — John Richardson – Counsellor for US persons abroad (@ExpatriationLaw) October 9, 2014 In a guest post published in Forbes

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1967 Massey Lectures delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King – “The legendary underground railroad started in the south and ended in Canada”

The 1967 CBC Massey Lectures, "Conscience For Change" – Martin Luther King http://t.co/unXKU5LfjZ – Fascinating https://t.co/3E8cBcwga5 — John Richardson – Counsellor for US persons abroad (@ExpatriationLaw) December 28, 2014 Yesterday I discovered the CBC Massey Lectures on “The Rights Revolution”

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Holiday season reminds us that #Americansabroad have the essentials of happiness in a #FATCA world

December 25, 2014 'The three grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, someone to…' – Alexander Chalmers @forbesthoughts http://t.co/ici95TnTSz — John Richardson – Counsellor for US persons abroad (@ExpatriationLaw) December 21, 2014 “The three grand essentials of happiness are:

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The Canadian anti #FATCA lawsuit launched by ADCS-ADSC.ca is the lawsuit worth funding

The Canadian anti #FATCA lawsuit launched by ADCS-ADSC.ca is the lawsuit worth funding http://t.co/Iw6QrQhXOw — ADCSovereignty (@ADCSovereignty) December 19, 2014   December 18, 2014 “Wondering” explains why in the following comment which appeared at the Isaac Brock Society: The anti-FATCA lawsuit

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How the #FATCA IGA has made U.S. citizenship a disability in Canada and highlighted the issue of law firm trust accounts

  First published on November 19, 2014. Updated on October 24, 2015 to include the discussion of the Supreme Court of Canada ruling in  Canada (Attorney General) v. Federation of Law Societies of Canada  and the advisory of the BC Law

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Why #FATCA is a threat to Canadians in 9 Minutes

#FATCA in 9 minutes http://t.co/GwHv1LzTsR — ADCSovereignty (@ADCSovereignty) November 5, 2014      

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U.S. law professor: “FFIs turned out to be Treasury’s best lobbyists for #FATCA” – @Cdnbankers

Tax Analysts explains how US Treasury enlisted FFIs – which includes @CdnBankers – to assist overriding Canadian law http://t.co/QY9wvaqQdp — John Richardson – Counsellor for US persons abroad (@ExpatriationLaw) November 2, 2014 The above tweet which references a comment at

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From The Desk of John Richardson: Co-Chair ADCS-ADSC.ca – Congratulations – do you prefer newspapers or government?

October 22, 2014 Greetings: We have all have good days. We all have bad days. For me, yesterday October 21 was an exceptionally good and an exceptionally interesting day. First the exceptionally good: The Morning Have you seen the movie

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