Finance committee  I'm not going to speak to a hypothetical, Mr. Brison, but I would encourage Canadians to follow the law. If there's any specific information on any groups that are violating the law, that should be referred to the proper authorities. In this case it sounds as if it would be the C

Finance committee  I think the Canada Revenue Agency has resources and the potential to look after these things, but it's my understanding that Bill C-38 will increase transparency to further explore the disclosure of organizations that engage in political activity that can potentially be violating

Finance committee  Yes, I've heard of them.

Finance committee  No. Ethical Oil only accepts donations from Canadian businesses and Canadian individuals. We do not accept any foreign money.

Finance committee  That is correct. Ethical Oil has a policy to only accept donations from Canadians and Canadian businesses.

Finance committee  No, Ethical Oil has faced legal action from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. They suppressed free speech and succeeded in having CTV not air our ad that contrasted Canadian ethical oil to Saudi Arabia's conflict oil. As a result of the potential for legal action, we're not going to e

Finance committee  Yes. Ethical Oil is in full compliance with the law. Registered charities receive a subsidy from the taxpayers of Canada for the work they do, and they have a certain level of rules to follow. A non-profit organization has a different set of rules, and we are in full compliance w

Finance committee  Ethical Oil does not have a position on comprehensive tax policies and whatnot, but we feel registered charities that receive a public subsidy for their work, a taxpayer subsidy, should have a greater requirement for transparency as a result of the gift from the public purse.

Finance committee  I think if you look at all the public attention, the energy needs we're facing, and with movements like fair trade coffee, people are being very conscious of where products they consume are sourced from. So an idea like ethical oil, where you differentiate where your oil comes fr

Finance committee  Ethical Oil accepts donations from any Canadian or Canadian business.

Finance committee  Ethical Oil accepts money from any Canadian or Canadian business. That would include organizations that produce Canada's ethical oil.

Finance committee  Good evening, Mr. Chairman. Thank you to the members for having me here today. My name is Jamie Ellerton. I am the executive director of EthicalOil.org. We are a Canadian non-profit organization that advocates for ethical oil from Canada's oil sands and other western liberal