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Heffel Gallery Limited v. Attorney General of Canada

Heffel Gallery Limited v. Attorney General of Canada, 2018 FC 605, rev’d 2019 FCA 82.

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A Canadian auction house Heffel Gallery Limited, was denied an export permit for a Caillebotte painting based on the fact that it was considered to be of national importance and its export harmful to Canada’s national heritage…

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