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Legal Fees and Income Tax Filling/Frais Juridique et Déclaration d'Impôt
Pension Coalition NB has been made aware of line 232- CRA Legal Fees, which seems to suggest eligibility to claim contributions made to the legal defense fund on your income tax return. We have attached an interpretation bulletin (click here for bulletin- english). You may wish to consult with whoever prepares your taxes. We would encourage you to have your PayPal receipts as well as your cancelled cheques ready to show proof of contribution.
Pension Coalition NB à pris connaissance de la ligne 232 de Revenu Canada - Frais Juridique, qui semble suggérer une déduction possiblement éligible. Nous avons annexé un bulletin d'interprétation - version anglaise. Vous voulez possiblement consulter votre aviseur financier, au besoin. Nous vous encourageons d' avoir vos reçus de PayPal ou chèques cancellés, afin de démontrer preuve de contribution au Fond de Défense Légal.
Season's Greetings, Souhaits pour la Saison Estivale
Pensioners and Friends of the Coalition,
May we take this opportunity to wish you and yours a joyous festive season and all the best for 2017. Our sincere hope is that our legal challenge will see the light of day in Court and that we all have a successful resolution to our case in 2017.
Pension Coalition NB
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Chers retraités et amis de la Coalition,
Permettez - nous de vous souhaiter à vous et votre famille, une belle saison estivale et que 2017 soit une année des plus productives. Nous espérons que notre cas legal verra le jour en 2017 et aura une conclusion des plus positive.
Sincerement,
Pension Coalition NB
A path forward- Un parcours défini
The Coalition is pleased to inform you that we finally have a path forward in the Court of Queen's Bench to hear the arguments for the two cases advocating for the rights of retirees.
You will note below, key dates for hearings and tabling of any documents, as per rules of the Court.
New Brunswick’s shared-risk conversion faces a flurry of legal attacks
Julius Melnitzer | November 15, 2016
Uncertainty surrounding litigation outcome puts a damper on pension reform Employers across the country are keeping a close eye on New Brunswick, as the province becomes the legal battleground where decisions on the scope of the right to convert defined benefit pension plans into target benefit plans will likely play out.
“The judge in our case has already acknowledged that all eyes in Canada are on this litigation,” says Ari Kaplan, a Toronto lawyer. Kaplan is co-counsel for the plaintiffs, who are all members of a group known as Pension Coalition NB, in the case of Kennedy v. New Brunswick.
Judge's Decision / la décision du Juge
The Coalition received late last week Judge Clendening's decision on the issue of representation. Given that we received a negative decision and following discussion with our legal counsel, the Steering Committee authorized an appeal to be filed with the Court of Appeal. The appeal documents were filed Friday, Nov 4, 2016. This appeal is now scheduled for hearing on December 15, 2016.