I call this meeting to order. This is the 75th meeting of the Standing Committee on Finance. Our orders of the day, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), are to continue our study of tax incentives for charitable donations.
I want to thank our four witnesses for joining us for this panel discussion today.
First of all, from the Canadian Bar Association, we have Mr. Peter Broder, the chair of the charities and not-for-profit law section. Welcome.
From Carleton University, we have associate professor and research associate in the School of Public Policy and Administration, Mr. Calum Carmichael.
From GIV3, we have the chairman, Mr. John Hallward. Welcome to the committee.
Our fourth organization is Philanthropic Foundations Canada. We have Mr. J. Alexander Houston, chair.
You have about five minutes for an opening presentation to the committee, and then we'll have questions from members.
We'll start with Mr. Broder and proceed down the line.