Canadian fishermen win treaty rights decision in tax court

2010-11-08T01:00:00

Canada''s Norway House fishermen who argued that the fish they caught in off reserve waters was their personal property and therefore tax exempt under their treaty have scored a major victory in Federal Court. On 29 October Justice JE Hershfield ruled they did not have to pay income tax on ...

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