CRA launched 'witch hunt' against whistleblowers who exposed millions in bogus refunds, sources say
CRA launched 'witch hunt' against whistleblowers who exposed millions in bogus refunds, sources say
The Canada Revenue Agency is on a "witch hunt" to find whistleblowers who may have spoken to the media and exposed how it has been repeatedly duped into paying out millions in bogus refunds to scammers, according to sources.
"The consensus is that management is nervous," one source said. "Any media contacts [they're saying]: 'Don't talk to them at all, don't talk to journalists.' I think they're very much trying to control the narrative."
According to multiple sources, the CRA's senior leadership is anxious, looking for ways to silence employees and to limit media coverage.
Last month, an investigation by CBC's The Fifth Estate and Radio-Canada revealed the tax collector has been keeping Canadians largely in the dark about how many hundreds of millions of dollars in public funds it has wrongly paid out, as well as the extent to which taxpayers have had their CRA accounts hacked by fraudsters.
I appreciate the speed at which my tax refunds are processed annually, but it’s becoming clear that the “pay now, do the math later” philosophy isn’t working. I read somewhere that philosophy is deliberate in order to make the CRA look more efficient. I guess it’s just become more efficient at being defrauded which sucks.
Back in 2011 when I left my husband I had to provide two letters from social workers that verified the separation was real, and 6 months of bills verifying my new address.
Why don't people claiming a $40 million tax refund have to do the same?
Pretty much every job has a do t talk to journalists clause.
Every company I’ve worked for has it.