The Court of Appeal of BC issued its Reasons for Judgment in the stay application by the Government of BC in the Christie case. Read the Reasons for Judgment here and the second judgment regarding the application of the stay to low income persons here. Read the Law Society Notice to the Profession here. Read the Government’s notice here. Read about the CBA's actions on SST here.

[updated May 25, 2006]

The Court of Appeal of BC has issued its Reasons for Judgment in the stay application by the Government of BC in the Christie case. Read the Reasons for Judgment here. Read the Law Society Notice to the Profession here.

"It's long past time for the Government to abandon this tax. It is arbitrary and discriminatory, and the courts have said that it is a barrier to access to justice. Economist research shows that it is also a barrier to economic growth. Yet the Government continues to fight to collect this revenue from people who need legal services. There is a serious issue for the court to decide about the constitutionality of the tax. The Canadian Bar Association expects to intervene when this matter goes to the Supreme Court of Canada.” Meg Shaw, President, Canadian Bar Association BC Branch

[posted March 10, 2006]