Smokes Lawsuit Can Proceed

Federal police and tax collectors have no immunity from a lawsuit by a First Nations tobacco distributor, a judge has ruled. The Federal Court said an Indigenous-owned Québec company is entitled to take the RCMP and Canada Revenue Agency to trial over the seizure of untaxed cigarettes: “The appeal should be allowed”.

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