Yes what the Bronfman's did was approved by the tax departments so millions of dollars of capital gains on the shares was not taxed in Canada or the US. This unfortunately reflects the problem that our tax department is completely out of its league dealing with tax professionals. They are very good at auditing small or medium sized taxpayers but if you have a tax scam planned by KPMG or E&Y they are out of their league. The department needs skill and legislation improvement if you want them to audit all taxpayers.