Our second recommendation is, of course, to support Imagine Canada's proposal of a stretch tax credit for charitable giving. Not only are land trusts involved in ecological gifts, they also require increased donations for their stewardship funds. In effect, they use their stewardship funds to care for that land. It's one thing to have the land; it's quite another thing to have the money required to maintain, protect, and preserve that land in perpetuity. Our members view the stretch tax credit as an important opportunity to increase the tax benefits to your regular everyday donors, who are the donors who give our members the bulk of their stewardship funds.
Thank you for the opportunity.