I’ve never worked there, I’ve never been to school there, I’ve rarely travelled there,”

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A constitutional challenge is in the offing for a Conservative government budget bill that will allow some Canadians’ bank information to be shared with American authorities.

The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), an American law, takes effect Tuesday and essentially allows the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to pursue “non-compliant” Americans abroad on tax-related issues, including those who haven’t filed returns.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/group-plans-constitutional-challenge-to-budget-bill/article19399762/

Read the rest if you want to know more.

Canada we are standing guard for thee.

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1. Americans love our flag.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/147-reasons-to-love-canada/article19372494/




3. The maple leaf on travellers’ backpacks from all over

While in Ireland, I met two people with Canadian flags on their packs and asked them what part of Canada they were from. They said nowhere – they were Americans who had discovered that showing the Canadian flag earned them special treatment. It’s about respect. It’s a fulfilling sense of pride and a great sense of identity. As a Canadian, we just know we live in the best country.

– Heather Moyse, Olympic gold medalist in the bobsleigh who has also represented the country in rugby

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2. They need to reject this. We are not here to police residents bank accounts. nt