Thank you, Chair.
My questions will focus around direction and control. I'll be talking to Mr. MacDonald for most of my questions.
First of all, Mr. MacDonald, I think some of the concerns with moving towards more of an accountability and transparency base, as opposed a micromanagement base, might come from the government and the concern that if in fact charities gift to non-qualified donees, somehow this money might go to a non-charitable purpose, or even, in a worst-case scenario, to illicit purposes. But I know, because I've reviewed Bill S-216 and I've looked at the current legislation, that this won't happen.
Perhaps you could share with the committee the types of challenges a charity would face, both reputational and legal risk, if in fact the amended legislation went through and one of the non-profit organizations or non-qualified organizations did something outside the charitable purposes.