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Harper government partnered with industry group battling CRA over KPMG case
Minister touted 'collaboration' with CPA Canada as group readied to fight tax agency on principle
The Harper government forged a partnership with a major Canadian accounting association, formalizing it as an adviser to the Canada Revenue Agency, at the same time as the group sought to fight the CRA in court to shield the files of multimillionaires who had stashed money offshore.
Revenue Minister Kerry-Lynne Findlay trumpeted the alliance in November 2014 as a "new era of information and collaboration" between the Canada Revenue Agency and Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada.
CPA Canada represents and lobbies on behalf of most accounting firms in Canada, including KPMG, which the government was pursuing in courtat the time to obtain a list of wealthy clients enrolled in an offshore tax scheme in the Isle of Man.
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