Finance committee  Yes, just to pick up on this—because I actually don't believe a campaign like that would have the biggest impact—I'd like to focus back on something Mr. Jean said. In terms of how the CRA and the government look at the financial acumen and performance of organizations, they tend

Finance committee  The question goes to my opening comments, which were that I believe the government has a role to acknowledge that charities play a significant role in policy development in this country. There's a long history of doing it, no matter what the sector. It's difficult. I know there's

Finance committee  I would suggest, though, that trying to raise awareness on giving at the school level has a couple of problems attached to it. I think what you would want to do is expose kids early to some of the benefits these charities are providing, so they're better educated about what chari

Finance committee  As I mentioned at the beginning, I do believe that all organizations should be accountable and should have information that's easily accessed by potential donors. It's not quite the same as the other fellowships. The environmental community is so different. You can have a littl

Finance committee  That's a good question. I think sometimes it's been portrayed that the money comes with strings attached. The way you apply for grants from any international philanthropic organization's foundation is that you actually have to make an application. They're quite detailed package

Finance committee  I have been with the organization for four years, as I mentioned earlier. In the time I have been there, there has been no correspondence between DSF and the CRA. It's a good relationship. I can say there were letters that came to the organization before my time. The CRA tries to

Finance committee  Yes, certainly. Thank you. I should also say that we're in favour of all of the initiatives that would actually stimulate donations, but when I say that real estate would have a more positive impact, I look at some of the patterns and the history we've had, and I see that a lot

Finance committee  Only because no one else has put up their hand.... We did do some evaluation of the three primary proposals that have been put forward. We looked at the stretch tax credit. We felt it had its biggest impact on new donors and donors of modest incomes, but as you heard here earlie

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, for inviting me to present to this committee. If I may, I will start by saying that my wife, who is at home alone in Vancouver, asked me to wish all of the members a Happy Valentine's Day.

Finance committee  My name is Peter Robinson. I have been the CEO of the David Suzuki Foundation for the past four years. DSF is a charitable environmental organization whose purpose is to undertake scientific research and communications. I'd like to preface my comments today by noting that at th