Does John Tavares Regret Signing with Maple Leafs Due to an on-Going Tax Battle with CRA for $8 Million?

Does John Tavares regret signing with Maple Leafs due to an on-going tax battle with CRA for $8 million?

Toronto Maple Leafs veteran John Tavares appeared in the Tax Court of Canada on Tuesday to challenge an $8 million demand from the Canada Revenue Agency linked to the signing bonus he received when he

Maple Leafs centre John Tavares tells court why he chose Toronto in tax battle over $77M deal

In his testimony, Tavares described growing up in Oakville, Ont., the son of a Portuguese immigrant welder father and a mother who worked in banking and later drove a school bus, and playing hockey since “as early as I can remember,” maybe five years old. He was playing Triple A by age eight, then Junior A, and was drafted into the Ontario Hockey League at age 15, and soon granted the novel distinction of “exceptional player status,” which let h…