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Alexander Marino is quoted in The Guardian article:“‘I don’t want to be part of a dictatorship’: the Americans queueing up to renounce their citizenship”, April 28, 2026.

 

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Alexander Marino was a guest on the “This is Ottawa” CBC podcast episode titled ‘I feel alienated from my U.S. identity’ on March 23, 2026.

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Alexander Marino was interviewed for the CBC news story “Dual citizens weigh Trump, taxes in decision to renounce US citizenship” on March 23, 2026.

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Kim GC Moody was a guest on The Current with Matt Galloway on CBC Radio, on September 22, 2025 discussing “Why can’t you get a CRA agent on the line?”

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Alexander Marino appeared on CONNECT With Sarah Crosbie on Corus Radio on September 16, 2025, to discuss “Are YOU an Accidental American?”

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ALERT – New 24-Hour Predeparture COVID-19 Testing to Fly to US

Travelers beware – late yesterday, the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new order mandating even more stringent testing requirements for international travel to the US.

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Canada’s New COVID-19 Travel Bans, Testing Regime, and Quarantine Requirements

The Government of Canada has announced additional border measures aimed at “reducing the risk of the importation and transmission of COVID-19 and its variants in Canada,” namely – the B.1.1.529 Omicron variant.

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New US Travel Bans Due to Omicron Variant

A new Presidential Proclamation banning travel from certain countries to the US.

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COVID Testing Requirements Loosened for Some Canadian Travellers

Beginning November 30, 2021 full-vaccinated Canadian citizens won’t have to provide a pre-entry molecular test result.

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CRA Applying GAAR for Outside/inside ACB Misalignment on 55(3)(a) transactions

In this blog, we will discuss another recent example of the CRA announcing its willingness to apply the GAAR to taxpayers relying on paragraph 55(3)(a) outside of a narrow scope of circumstances.

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US Tax Increases May Be Coming. Are You Ready to Pay More for Your US Citizenship?

While still being hashed out in the halls of Congress as we speak, proposed changes could see $US2.1 trillion worth of tax increases aimed at individual and corporate taxpayers (a low-end estimate) to pay for the largest social spending plan in decades.

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Alexander Marino is quoted in The Guardian article:“‘I don’t want to be part of a dictatorship’: the Americans queueing up to renounce their citizenship”, April 28, 2026.

 

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Alexander Marino was a guest on the “This is Ottawa” CBC podcast episode titled ‘I feel alienated from my U.S. identity’ on March 23, 2026.

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Alexander Marino was interviewed for the CBC news story “Dual citizens weigh Trump, taxes in decision to renounce US citizenship” on March 23, 2026.

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Kim GC Moody was a guest on The Current with Matt Galloway on CBC Radio, on September 22, 2025 discussing “Why can’t you get a CRA agent on the line?”

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Alexander Marino appeared on CONNECT With Sarah Crosbie on Corus Radio on September 16, 2025, to discuss “Are YOU an Accidental American?”