Very succinctly, I would heartily endorse extending the deadline for charitable giving. I think if you surveyed your own constituents and asked them what is the last day that they can make a donation for a tax receipt, I'll bet that the vast majority of them will not say December 31. I do presentations across this country, and when you do investment seminars, you very quickly learn that most Canadians aren't actually aware of the exact date of the deadline. Hence, they tend to start thinking about their tax returns in the new year, which happens to coincide also with the RRSP season. I think it would be an extremely good idea.
On February 9th, 2012. See this statement in context.