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   XPost: can.general, can.politics, ott.general   
   From: campbell@neotext.ca   
      
   On Tue, 05 Oct 2010 07:41:12 -0700, Alan Baggett wrote:   
      
   > Police officers across Canada vow to fight a “tax grab”:CRA SOTW   
   >   
   > Cop association vows to fight taxman   
   > By TOM GODFREY, Toronto Sun   
   > Last Updated: September 30, 2010 7:05pm   
   >   
   > Police officers from across the country vow to fight a “tax grab” that   
   > will force cops to pay for parking at their stations.   
   >   
   > Fees ranging from $4 a day for officers to park at work are being looked   
   > at in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and other cities, said Tom   
   > Stamatakis, vice-president of the Canadian Police Association.   
   >   
   > “This is a tax grab by the government,” he said from Ottawa on Thursday.   
   >   
   > “This is an issue that has to do with public and officer safety.”   
   >   
   > The issue was front and centre at an association meeting in the nation’s   
   > capital on Thursday.   
   >   
   > Canada Revenue Agency has ruled that parking spots are a taxable benefit   
   > and officers must pay dating back to 2007, which could see Toronto’s   
   > 8,300 cops and civilians stuck with bills of about $3,600 each.   
   >   
   > The policy is also being introduced at the Vancouver police department   
   > where he works, Stamatakis said.   
   >   
   > “We will appeal this through the courts,” he said. “This is a very   
   major   
   > issue with police officers across the country.”   
   >   
   > Police have to use their own vehicles to get to crime scenes or report   
   > to work at odd hours, he said.   
   >   
   > “This creates a lot of other issues,” Stamatakis said. “This can be a   
   > bargaining issue for some forces.”   
   >   
   > Police need secure parking at their stations following incidents where   
   > licence plates of undercover cops were copied by criminals or they were   
   > followed home, he said.   
   >   
   > A plan to have Toronto cops pay for parking is under appeal, said Mike   
   > McCormack, president of the Toronto Police Association.   
   >   
   > “Police officers work 24 hours every day of the week,” he said. “We   
   have   
   > had officers targeted by criminals who even follow the cars of   
   > intelligence officers.”   
   >   
   > Walls have been put up around the parking lots at Toronto stations to   
   > prevent criminals from observing police vehicles, McCormack said.   
   >   
   > CRA spokesman Nona Larrett refused comment on Thursday.   
   >   
   >   
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   > ------------------------------------------------------------ Alan   
   > Baggett – Tax Collector’s Bible   
      
      
   Wut?  A fucking parking lot THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN PAYED FOR BY THIS NATION   
   is being taxed?   
      
   The Tax department has gone OFF THE RAILS.  Time to get a new Locomotive.   
      
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