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Canadian Appeals Court rejects pseudolegal tax arguments outright, without trial

By David J. Rotfleisch ( May 5, 2026, 2:37 PM EDT) -- In Blake v. Ahmed, 2025 BCCA 384, the British Columbia Court of Appeal reaffirmed that litigants advancing organized pseudolegal commercial arguments (OPCA), cannot expect their claims to proceed to trial. The decision underscores the judiciary’s continued willingness to summarily dismiss legally untenable claims, particularly where they seek to challenge established tax enforcement mechanisms and waste the court’s time....
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