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Originally Posted by Jimdon
I think you would win that bet. Edwards was the poster child for tax dodging in alberta when he moved his residence overseas at the same time as the government raised his tax rate.
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There's a lot of reasons to move from Alberta to London; saving taxes isn't really one of them. The top English marginal tax rate is 47% (with national insurance), Alberta is 48%. If he wanted to save taxes, he would have gone to the same tax havens rich Brits go to, like Monaco.
He probably just wanted to enjoy the lifestyle of one of the premier cities of the world. Or has a mistress/illegitimate children there.