Supreme Court of Canada declines to hear appeal of man sanctioned over ties to Moscow

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-08 · by Jim Bronskill The Canadian Press

Quick Summary

The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to review the case of Igor Viktorovich Makarov, who was sanctioned by Canadian authorities due to his connections with Moscow. This ruling marks another defeat in court for Makarov, a businessman known for generating substantial wealth from operations in Russia.
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Story summary

In October 2023, The Supreme Court of Canada declined to review an earlier ruling against Igor Viktorovich Makarov, a businessman sanctioned by the Canadian government due to his ties with Moscow. This decision marks another legal defeat for Makarov, who has accumulated billions of dollars from business ventures in Russia.

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📰 Canadian Supreme Court Refuses Hearing
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Who wrote this

Jim Bronskill The Canadian Press
6 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of a man sanctioned by Ottawa over his ties to Moscow.
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🔮 The secretariat of the highly secretive committee would not elaborate on the scope, timeframe or potential findings of the review, which was announced in a brief June statement.
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Also by Jim Bronskill The Canadian Press
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Topics

Moscow OTTAWA Russia The Supreme Court of Canada

Subjects

OTTAWA GPE · 2× Igor Viktorovich Makarov PERSON · 1× Moscow GPE · 1× Russia GPE · 1× The Supreme Court of Canada ORG · 1×

Narrative

The decision is the latest legal setback for Igor Viktorovich Makarov, who made billions of dollars through his business activities in Russia.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-08
🔮 The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of a man sanctioned by Ottawa over his ties to Moscow.

Claims (2 extracted, 0 hedged)

The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of a man sanctioned by Ottawa over his ties to Moscow. asserted
Court → hear → Moscow
The decision is the latest legal setback for Igor Viktorovich Makarov, who made billions of dollars through his business activities in Russia. asserted
who → make → Russia
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