Finance committee  I think it's more a question of what a hospital figures is the best administrative structure for the operation of the charity. It's not something that we would deal with in legislation.

Finance committee  I think that as a matter of policy the minister could adopt an approach in which the information is required under a “may” clause, but it would still leave him or her the flexibility to deal with exceptional circumstances in which it may not be appropriate to disclose a salary.

Finance committee  Yes.

Finance committee  We put conditions around the registration of charities, but the definition of a charitable activity has been established in common law and has evolved over the last 400 years. It includes care for health, poverty, education, and religion. It's really up to the hospital to determi

Finance committee  I could speak to you more about the implications and the technical aspects of the bill. I'd have to defer to my minister to pass judgment on his comfort level with the bill. I will say we were concerned with the impact of the cap on the ability of charities to attract and retain

Finance committee  In terms of the cap, which is our principal concern, that's been addressed.

Finance committee  Hello. I understand that amendments to the bill have been tabled. I haven't had a chance to incorporate those into my speaking notes, so I hope you take that into account. Thank you for the introduction, and thank you for this opportunity to provide you with comments on private