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    CP Rail... The Crow still shadows SK

    Who would have thought... CP Rail Lawyers revive the Crow in perpetuity Tax exemption in Saskatchewan... No shame as CP Lawyers prepare in perpetuity to pad its Profits..."Apparently...Crows can live forever"!

    "Saskatchewan moves to amend Constitution amid civil trial with Canadian Pacific

    Mon, November 29, 2021, 4:48 PM
    REGINA — The basis of a lawsuit between Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and the Saskatchewan government is moving to the floor of Parliament after provincial legislature members passed a motion to amend the Constitution.

    Canadian Pacific is suing the province for $341 million over a clause that was written in a contract so old John A. Macdonald was prime minister and Saskatchewan wasn’t yet a province.

    The court battle, which has been going on for 13 years, is currently being argued at trial in Regina’s Court of Queen’s Bench.

    In its statement of claim, CP says it wants a return of taxes paid to Saskatchewan since 2002 and a declaration that future taxes are not payable.

    The corporation argues it's exempt from paying certain taxes based primarily on a 1880 contract between Canada and CP’s predecessor. In exchange for tax exemptions, CP agreed to build the transcontinental railway.

    “In exchange for CP’s investments and commitment to build and to operate this railway forever, the prairie provinces and federal government agreed to certain tax exemptions for business conducted on this main line,” CP spokesman Patrick Waldron said in an email.

    The exemption became part of the Saskatchewan Act in the Constitution, when the province was created 116 years ago.

    However, Saskatchewan argues the tax exemption was rescinded on Aug. 29, 1966, in a letter from then-CP president Ian D. Sinclair to the federal transport minister, John Pickersgill, in exchange for modernized transportation legislation.

    The trial, which began four weeks ago, is scheduled wrap up in mid-December.

    On Monday, the Saskatchewan government unanimously made a resolution to amend the Constitution as it relates to the Saskatchewan Act.

    "It would be unfair to the residents of Saskatchewan if a major corporation were exempt from certain provincial taxes, casting that tax burden onto the residents of Saskatchewan,” the motion reads.

    Members of the government voted to repeal Section 24 of the Saskatchewan Act — the part that exempts CP from paying the taxes — and make the change retroactive to Aug. 29, 1966.

    "It's kind of cool,” said Justice Minister Gord Wyant, who practised as a lawyer before he was first elected in 2010. “You can imagine how exciting it is for a constitutional lawyer to be working on amending the Constitution."

    CP declined to comment on the resolution.

    It's not disputed that CP paid taxes for over a century. The issue to be determined at trial is whether the company was legally obligated to do so and, if not, whether it's entitled to a return of the money paid.

    Wyant declined to comment on the lawsuit. But he said "modern taxation and transportation policy kind of demand an equal playing field," as not all provinces have this tax exemption written into the Constitution.

    The resolution still needs to be approved by the federal government and pass through the House of Commons and the Senate.

    Wyant, who has been in talks with federal Justice Minister David Lametti, said he hopes the amendment to the Constitution will pass during this session of Parliament.

    "We're quite hopeful they will recognize and understand the inherent fairness we're proposing," Wyant said. If the resolution is not passed this session, he added, it will not expire.

    "It will sit there until somebody else brings it forward," Wyant said.

    Finance critic Trent Witherspoon with the Opposition NDP said it was important to join the governing Saskatchewan Party in supporting the motion.

    "This was a bit of history in the making, amending our Constitution with a motion that originates in the Saskatchewan legislature ... we are quite proud we're sending a united legislature call for this amendment to our Constitution to Ottawa," Witherspoon said.

    As for when the last time the Saskatchewan Act in the Constitution was amended?

    “It's not certainly within the living memory of anybody in our province,” said Wyant. “It’s fairly unique.”

    This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 29, 2021.

    Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press"

    What a good example of CP Lawyers... crying foul while attempting to resurrect the dead Crow!!!

    Cheers

    #2
    Maybe someone could mention the downgrade of service of the rail I the last 50 years. The railway is one of the reasons the trucking industry evolved to what it is today.

    Surely the level of service was part of the original contract as well.

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      #3
      Kelvington spur line now has 4 miles of empty hopper cars..

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        #4
        Seen this earlier. Photo seems to line up with other Tank Hill photo landmarks.

        Purple is the washed out line and the overpass that went over the Trans Canada. New line closer to the camera CP just plunked down right on top of the highway 😂

        They don’t care about inconveniencing taxpayers.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Blaithin View Post
          Seen this earlier. Photo seems to line up with other Tank Hill photo landmarks.

          Purple is the washed out line and the overpass that went over the Trans Canada. New line closer to the camera CP just plunked down right on top of the highway 😂

          They don’t care about inconveniencing taxpayers.

          That Picture is worth a thousand words.

          Now if we had any brains... we would do exactly the same thing on the Coq... it could be re-opened in a week if the army put a road in place... Even #1 TransCanada at tank hill could be fixed by army temp roads...in very short order... with an ounce of leadership from Ottawa. National emergency... done.

          Conscript the 2 railways to bring the rock fill in and make one lane roads and temp bridges where needed if the army is devoid of imagination.

          This country is devoid of common sense to put it mildly.

          Cheers

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            #6
            Tony Beets must have been there!

            Lets get this ****ing thing moving@

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              #7
              Looks like it's a level crossing now

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                #8
                Originally posted by farming101 View Post
                Looks like it's a level crossing now
                It could be that simple... with traffic lights and control arms.

                Cheers

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by TOM4CWB View Post
                  It could be that simple... with traffic lights and control arms.

                  Cheers
                  there is one at fort nelson , used it many times

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by caseih View Post
                    there is one at fort nelson , used it many times
                    Been there myself, thought its gone now but dont quote me.

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by makar View Post
                      Been there myself, thought its gone now but dont quote me.
                      could be , that was in my previous life, lol

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by caseih View Post
                        there is one at fort nelson , used it many times
                        Finally replaced with permanent road bridge about 15 years ago. The new Sierra starts at the airport now. But the place has been dead for the last 10+ years now. People literally walked away from their homes and left their keys on the counter.

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by Taiga View Post
                          Finally replaced with permanent road bridge about 15 years ago. The new Sierra starts at the airport now. But the place has been dead for the last 10+ years now. People literally walked away from their homes and left their keys on the counter.
                          wow , last time i was there couldn't get a room
                          numbnuts sure ****ed that LNG project
                          man is there a lot of high pressure shit there
                          someone burnt a rig or two every winter

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