Eugene Rossiter

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Eugene Rossiter is the Chief Justice of the Tax Court of Canada. He took office on November 23, 2006. [1] Rossiter was born in Morell, Prince Edward Island. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration from St. Francis Xavier University and a Bachelor of Laws from Dalhousie University. Justice Rossiter was called to the Bar of Prince Edward Island in 1978 and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1991. He is a founding Director and Secretary-General of the International Association of Tax Judges from 2010 to 2011, and has served as its President since 2011. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Tax Court of Canada, Current Judges Archived September 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Canada, Service (2014-12-19). "The Honourable Eugene Rossiter". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  3. "Tax Court of Canada - Judges". www.tcc-cci.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-16.