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Canada - Court: Regina v. Dominic Bowen
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Aug 17, 2003 16:16 PDT
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Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.
- Pablo Picasso (submitted by serena xxi)
You might all be pleased to know that there is still some "fight" in some
people when it comes right down to it.
People who five years ago ran smack dab into the "Detax" train, and began
asking questions, many of whom have been successfully prosecuted, convicted,
and sentenced, are still on this list and are still interested in knowing
that court actions initiated by the informants from CCRA [formerly Revenue
Canada] are still underway.
Mr. Bowen's odyssey began in late 1999 and is still at British Columbia
Provincial Court, Surrey Registry, trial level, and continuing on Thursday
and Friday of this coming week.
During the Pre-trial proceedings a few things of note have occurred:
a.. Mr. Bowen has suffered several minor - major strokes
b.. The judge has allowed several adjournments for health reasons,
including times when Mr. Bowen collapsed in the court house
c.. The judge, on July 4, 2003, [with no objection from the Crown] has
allowed an agent [Sandra Gibbs] to appear now under the auspices that the
trial must proceed, but with restrictions that this trial will not become a
"political arena"
d.. The judge has denied applications for
a.. disclosure of any and all documents requested by the defence
[including the Approval For Prosecution form which is now commonly disclosed
to all accused]
b.. a copy of the true and certified, statute at large, the Income Tax
Act of Canada
c.. acquittal due to the lack of the above
d.. the "Master File" held by CCRA as identified by the Crown as
existing, but claimed as not relevant by the Crown
e.. adjournment for time to prepare brought by the agent who is was
given notice on July 7 of her agency status and less than 2 months to
prepare
f.. adjournment for time to prepare brought by the agent who could not
read the transcripts which were ordered at the end of April and not
delivered until the end of July
e.. The CCRA agent/informant has not yet established his right in law to
personally come onto the property of the defendant on March 22, 2000 to
deliver the 90 demand letters while under warning from the defendant in late
1999 that to do so would constitute trespass
f.. It seems clear upon reading the limited documents available upon
disclosure that an Investigation may have been underway on Mr. Bowen, and it
is very clear that he was labelled a "Detaxer" on the Recommendations for
Requirement Letters document
g.. The Crown claims client-solicitor privilege between the Crown and the
Informant, which seems to include all materials held by the CCRA
h.. The informant has admitted that there exists no Form T-1, as such
The defence will appear on August 21, still arguing that an adjournment was
in order, and bringing caselaw if possible showing that it is within our
right to so ask.
We believe that proceedings will continue for these two days, from 9.30am to
4.30 pm.
Mr. Bowen appreciates all support forthcoming.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#996633><FONT face=Verdana>Inspiration
exists, but it has to find you working.<BR><BR><I>- Pablo Picasso
(submitted by serena xxi)</I></FONT></FONT><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=476104922-17082003><FONT face=Arial size=2>You might all be
pleased to know that there is still some "fight" in some people when it comes
right down to it.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=476104922-17082003><FONT face=Arial size=2>People who five
years ago ran smack dab into the "Detax" train, and began <U>asking
questions</U>, many of whom have been successfully prosecuted, convicted, and
sentenced, are still on this list and are still interested in knowing that court
actions initiated by the informants from CCRA [formerly Revenue Canada] are
still underway.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=476104922-17082003><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=476104922-17082003><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mr. Bowen's odyssey
began in late 1999 and is still at British Columbia Provincial Court,
<U>Surrey</U> Registry, trial level, and continuing on Thursday and Friday
of this coming week.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=476104922-17082003><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=476104922-17082003><FONT face=Arial size=2>During the Pre-trial
proceedings a few things of note have occurred:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<UL>
<LI><SPAN class=476104922-17082003><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mr. Bowen has
suffered several minor - major strokes</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN class=476104922-17082003><FONT face=Arial size=2>The judge has
allowed several adjournments for health reasons, including times when Mr.
Bowen collapsed in the court house</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN class=476104922-17082003><FONT face=Arial size=2>The judge, on July
4, 2003, [with no objection from the Crown] has allowed an agent [Sandra
Gibbs] to appear now under the auspices that the trial must proceed, but with
restrictions that this trial will not become a "political
arena"</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN class=476104922-17082003><FONT face=Arial size=2>The judge has
denied applications for</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<UL>
<LI><SPAN class=476104922-17082003><FONT face=Arial size=2>disclosure of any
and all documents requested by the defence [including the Approval For
Prosecution form which is now commonly disclosed to all
accused]</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN class=476104922-17082003><FONT face=Arial size=2>a copy of the
true and certified, statute at large, the Income Tax Act of
Canada</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN class=476104922-17082003><FONT face=Arial size=2>acquittal due to
the lack of the above</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN class=476104922-17082003><FONT face=Arial size=2>the "Master File"
held by CCRA as identified by the Crown as existing, but claimed as not
relevant by the Crown</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN class=476104922-17082003><FONT face=Arial size=2>adjournment for
time to prepare brought by the agent who is was given notice on July 7 of
her agency status and less than 2 months to prepare</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN class=476104922-17082003><FONT face=Arial size=2>adjournment for
time to prepare brought by the agent who could not read the transcripts
which were ordered at the end of April and not delivered until the end of
July</FONT></SPAN></LI></UL>
<LI><SPAN class=476104922-17082003><FONT face=Arial size=2>The CCRA
agent/informant has not yet established his right in law to personally come
onto the property of the defendant on March 22, 2000 to deliver the 90 demand
letters while under warning from the defendant in late 1999 that to do so
would constitute trespass</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN class=476104922-17082003><FONT face=Arial size=2>It seems clear upon
reading the limited documents available upon disclosure that an Investigation
may have been underway on Mr. Bowen, and it is very clear that he was labelled
a "Detaxer" on the Recommendations for Requirement Letters
document</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN class=476104922-17082003><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Crown claims
client-solicitor privilege between the Crown and the Informant, which seems to
include all materials held by the CCRA</FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN class=476104922-17082003><FONT face=Arial size=2>The informant has
admitted that there exists no Form T-1, as such</FONT></SPAN></LI></UL>
<DIV><SPAN class=476104922-17082003><FONT face=Arial size=2>The defence will
appear on August 21, still arguing that an adjournment was in order, and
bringing caselaw if possible showing that it is within our right to so
ask.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=476104922-17082003><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=476104922-17082003><FONT face=Arial size=2>We believe that
proceedings will continue for these two days, from 9.30am to 4.30
pm.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=476104922-17082003><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=476104922-17082003><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mr. Bowen
appreciates all support forthcoming.</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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