Konecny v. R. – TCC: Charter and Other Claims Struck from Notice of Appeal for Moving Expenses – Annual One Month Job

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Konecny v. The Queen[1] (September 12, 2013) involved the taxpayer’s claim for moving expenses from Whitby, Ontario where he was normally employed as a public school teacher to take up an annual one month summer teaching  job in Ottawa.  This decision concerned the Crown’s motion to strike large portions of his Notice of Appeal which deal with claims of Charter violations, constitutional infringements, taxation of prior taxation years, etc.  In addition the taxpayer moved for default judgment.

The court allowed the Crown’s motion from the bench as well as dismissing the taxpayer’s motion for summary judgment.

Comment:  There was not much unexpected about this decision.

[1] 2013 TCC 334.