Excerpts of Barry’s Op-Ed in The Province: The uproar over the Canada Summer Jobs program has exposed a government blind spot. Although it is very responsive to certain perspectives, Ottawa does not seem to recognize or understand the concerns of religious communities. ……. As if that were not enough, it now… More
Authored by Philip A.S. Milley, Associate Director, Legal Affairs Last August the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) transitioned its website to a new domain: www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency.html. At that time we reported that charities were obligated, as a result of the changing CRA website address, to update their donation receipts to reflect the new domain. CRA has recently… More
The Opposition Conservatives surprised many today by using their Opposition Motion in the House of Commons to address the Canada Summer Jobs issue. The federal government has struggled to keep this controversy under wraps. But the story will not die. There is too much at stake, as I explained in… More
The House of Commons has opened up today with a debate about Canada Summer Jobs program’s controversial attestation requirement. The uproar over the Canada Summer Jobs program has exposed a government blind spot. It does not understand nor listen to the concerns of religious communities. We have watched with dismay… More
Authored By Philip A.S. Milley Associate Director, Legal Affairs Today the Hon. Bill Morneau tabled Budget 2018, which includes supplemental information. Like Budget 2017, which we previously reviewed, Budget 2018 contains few references to charities. The first, on page 189, relates to a pledge to clarify the rules on political activities to allow… More
Billy Graham passed away on February 21, 2018 at 99, after a long life of service to God in evangelism. He spread the Gospel by television and radio networks, newspaper columns, feature films, and satellites. Integrity at Every Step In 2008, CCCC presented to Billy an award in appreciation of… More
When the success of your government grant application depends on agreeing with a government opinion, then there is bound to be a fuss. Canada is a democracy and Liberal democrats, by definition, do not take government-imposed opinions lightly. The Canada Summer Jobs is a government program that funds non-profits, small… More