The Globe and Mail reports in its Friday edition that Shopify is asking the Federal Court to temporarily halt a fresh attempt by the Canada Revenue Agency to access information about its merchants. The Globe's Irene Galea writes that in a stay motion filed Wednesday night, Shopify called on the court to halt a new application filed by the CRA seeking information about stores linked to Canadian addresses. The company called the CRA's request "a waste of judicial resources" in light of the parties' parallel case before the Federal Court of Appeal, which is due to be heard in less than four months. The CRA has said its new request -- known as an unnamed persons requirement -- is necessary as it seeks new information covering a different timeline than the case before the Appeal Court. The legal sparring is the latest in a multiyear court battle that began in 2023, when the tax agency first sought access to six years worth of data about merchants -- including personal, contact and financial details -- to verify tax compliance. Last May, a federal judge dismissed that application, calling the CRA's request overly broad. The CRA appealed that decision and the hearing at the Federal Appeal Court is scheduled for early December.