Update to Canada’s FATCA litigation

The grassroots group responsible for launching the FATCA-based litigation in Canada has issued a public call for witnesses. They are looking for “a Canadian who has been somehow harmed by this FATCA legislation, are interested in helping out by becoming a Witness in our lawsuit, and are willing to have your affidavit statements and name go public.” The group is up front about the risks involved in coming forward: being a witness is to expose oneself to public scrutiny, some of which is decidedly hostile, as well as of course the risk of ruinous consequences deriving from US tax rules as they apply to noncompliant nonresident persons’ lives.