Rob Anders ’tax evasion trial set to begin Monday in Calgary has been suspended. The former Conservative MP for Calgary has, among other things, been accused of failing to declare more than $ 750,000 in income in six years, especially when he was an MP.
Prosecutor Tyler Lord announced the stay of all cases before Judge Heather Lamoureux in Calgary Provincial Court on Monday.
I remained on the charges because last week new information came to my attention, which consideration led me to believe that I no longer had a reasonable hope of judgment.said Tyler Lord.
Rob Anders is very light -hearted by continuing the proceedings, his attorney Paul Brunnen said at the exit of the room.
When the Crown remains a case, prosecutors have a year to reopen the case, although this rarely happens.
The charges remained
Rob Anders faces five counts under the Income Tax Act for alleged activities between 2012 and 2018. Three counts are related to making false or misleading statements, obtaining a refund where not he deserves and the fact of non-payment of taxes.
Police and court documents show fraudulent rental costs, mysterious deposits as well as $ 750,000 in undeclared income and hidden capital gains to the Canada Revenue Agency.
Strong advocate for tax breaks
Rob Anders helped find the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC). He was a member of Parliament for the Reform Party of Canada from 1997 to 2000 and for the Canadian Alliance from 2000 to 2003, then representing the Conservative Party of Canada on the Calgary West ride until 2015.
In 2014, when he lost the nomination battle to Ron Liepert in the new Calgary-Signal Hill ride, who ended his 18-year term as MP, he said his only regret was that his government hadn’t even cut taxes yet. .
Prior to the nomination battle in 2014, then -Prime Minister Stephen Harper pointed out that Rob Anders had voted for more than 160 tax cuts since his election.
Olivier Tremblay
Source: Radio-Canada
