If you don’t have the right to steal this man’s life savings, can you vote to give that right to politicians? Stop paying politicians to steal from your family, friends and neighbors. – VP
“You can go through the system, but they’ll bury you, they’ll eat you alive. The average taxpayer does not have the funds to fight,” said Leroux.
Even though Leroux was unsuccessful in getting the CRA to pay him millions in financial losses, he is hailed as a bit of Canadian hero.
“Mr. Leroux has blazed a trail for us when it comes to what the CRA owes every taxpayer that they audit, that they work with. To him, we owe him a debt of gratitude,” said Jordan Bateman, B.C. Director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
Gratitude because in 2014, a judge ruled the CRA was essentially negligent and owed Leroux a duty of care, even though the court ruled against awarding him money for his losses.