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Don’t take it literally-or should you?

July 30, 2018

By:  C. Yvonne Chenier, Q.C. Recent Court cases have reinforced my belief in the importance of the wording of governing documents of charities and not-for-profits organizations. Whether it is trying to ascertain what the members have agreed to in the rules of membership, the specific procedures contained in bylaws or the actual wording of the […]

Filed Under: Articles, Charities - Current Articles Tagged With: bylaws, Canada Without Poverty, Charitable Purposes, constating documents, constitutional documents, court findings, Dhillon v. Sikh Society Calgary, governing documents, literal interpretation, purposes, Wall v. Jehova's Witnesses

Sticking to your Knitting: and other fascinating facts about diapers

October 18, 2016

By:    C. Yvonne Chenier, Q.C. Charitable food banks have been in the news lately.  In Europe, the Government of France passed laws to stop supermarkets from throwing away food and instead making them donate it to charities and food banks.  In California, where there is a sales tax on disposable diapers, a proposed bill […]

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