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Where is Promised Progress on Political Activity Rules?

April 23, 2018

Last week, 14 environmental charities met with Finance Minister Bill Morneau to discuss promised changes to the political activities restrictions on charities, and they appear to have come away worried. The federal Liberals campaigned in 2015 on a promise of reforming the stringent political activity limitations that had led to widespread audits of charities under […]

Filed Under: Articles, Charities - Current Articles Tagged With: Alexandra Tzannidakis, political activities, political activities audit program, rules governing political activities

Consultation on Political Activities of Charities

October 18, 2016

By:   Arthur Drache Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier has announced[1] that the CRA will collaborate with the Department of Finance to engage with charities to clarify the rules governing political activities.  The online consultations are now open, and the in-person consultations which will be held in six cities across Canada will follow at a later […]

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