OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says the federal government broke the law in financing the employment insurance system by transforming premiums paid by workers and employers into an unconstitutional tax.Yeah... I'm shocked.
In a 7-0 judgment, the court ruled the former Liberal governments of Jean Chretien and Paul Martin collected EI contributions illegally in 2002, 2003 and 2005.
That violated the ancient constitutional principle of no taxation without representation.
The socialist's finely-tuned political instincts are usually so spot on.
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