Muslim charity asks court to halt ‘fundamentally and fatally flawed’ audit it says violates Charter freedoms

Lawyers for the Muslim Association of Canada argue that the Canada Revenue Agency's audit of the charity is rooted in Islamophobia and 'systemic bias,' citing newly released internal CRA documents.

Lawyers representing the Canada Revenue Agency and the federal government have asked the Ontario Superior Court to dismiss the case. Photograph courtesy of Obert Madondo/Flickr

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BY STUART BENSON

April 4, 2023

One year after launching its Charter challenge, one of Canada’s largest grassroots Muslim charities hopes to convince an Ontario court to end an audit by the country’s revenue agency it says is rooted in Islamophobia and violates its freedom of religion.

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