(March 22, 2021) On March 17, 2021, The Charity Report covered a critique of the Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector’s (ACCS) first report by charity lawyer Mark Blumberg. The committee highlighted three areas of priority: abolishing the requirement for the direction and control when a charity provides resources for a non-qualified donee, that appeals to … [Read more...] about Sector co-chairs of the Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector (ACCS) respond to criticism
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Charity lawyer offers scathing review of the Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector’s first report
(March 17, 2021) The first report from the Ministry of Finance’s Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector (ACCS) is a baffling response to current charity needs. Judging by its contents, the biggest issues facing the charity sector today are: Abolishing the requirement for the direction and control when a charity provides resources for a non-qualified doneeAppeals … [Read more...] about Charity lawyer offers scathing review of the Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector’s first report
Anti-maskers, white supremacists, QAnon and Quebec
(March 12, 2021) Quebec has the most active QAnon community of all Canadian provinces and is exporting French-language conspiracy talk outside of Canada. On February 26, La Presse reported that Daniel Pilon, one of Québec’s most influential conspiracists, was stricken off for life from the province’s order of professional accountants for "speech deemed … [Read more...] about Anti-maskers, white supremacists, QAnon and Quebec
New study of community foundations released by The Charity Report
(February 26, 2021) The Charity Report has recently released its new study Community Giving: The Growth and Giving Priorities of Community Foundations. “Community foundations have existed in Canada for more than 100 years, with The Winnipeg Foundation being established in 1912,” says editor in chief Gail Picco “They are organized with the local need of the … [Read more...] about New study of community foundations released by The Charity Report
Calls to increase the disbursement quota growing louder: ‘Foundations are hoarding wealth’
(February 17, 2021) Canada’s most organized and vocal campaign to increase the disbursement quota (DQ) for public and private foundations is gathering steam. Well-known names in the sector are among the initiative’s most passionate advocates. The effort, dubbed the Increasing the Grants campaign, is calling on the Finance Minister to “significantly increase” … [Read more...] about Calls to increase the disbursement quota growing louder: ‘Foundations are hoarding wealth’