- Parties: The plaintiff was Sylvie Robitaille. The defendant was His Majesty the King.

- Subject Matter: The plaintiff, a Canadian taxpayer who prepared and filed her own annual provincial and federal income tax, commenced an action for damages. She criticized the Canada Revenue Agency for its alleged bureaucratic red tape, inefficiency, and poor management of her tax file. She claimed that the Minister of National Revenue’s decision to stop the automatic mailing of tax packages was discriminatory. She sought compensatory and punitive damages of $40,000.

- Ruling: The court ruled in the defendant’s favour and dismissed the plaintiff’s simplified action. The plaintiff was not entitled to the requested monetary compensation since she failed to prove that the Crown was liable for an infringement of her fundamental rights under the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the court held. The plaintiff failed to demonstrate that the Minister of National Revenue and/or her employees committed a fault exposing the Crown to civil liability through their conduct and failed to demonstrate any damage that this alleged fault immediately and directly caused, the court said. The plaintiff was not entitled to punitive damages for infringement, the court added.

- Date: The hearing was set on May 24, 2023. The court released its decision on Jan 19, 2024.

- Venue: This was a federal case before the Federal Court.

- Amount: The court awarded the defendant costs in the lump sum amount of $2,500.