One of the bills on Parliament’s table this session is C-256,[1] a private members’ bill sponsored by a Conservative MP from Manitoba. The bill is called “Act to amend the Income Tax Act (donations involving private corporation shares or real estate)” and it proposes the elimination of capital gains tax on the items in its […]
Foregoing Naming Rights and Anonymous Gifts
By: Arthur Drache An article in the Globe and Mail which appeared on line in June[1]highlighted a number of major gifts for which the donor did not ask for naming rights and indeed and personal recognition. For example, Judy Matthews and her husband, investment banker Wilmot Matthews, have previously made donations to develop public spaces […]