I think there are a lot of other pieces of legislation that cover the accountability piece or guidance. Right now, CRA is in the process of issuing lengthy guidance on fundraising for charities, which will require charities.... Already, charities, through their T3010 filings with the Canada Revenue Agency, are required to disclose vast amounts of information about their organizations. Also, there are other laws at the provincial level that require this kind of disclosure.
So I think our feeling is that it's just not needed in this act. Accountability is important and we value it as well. Imagine Canada runs ethical fundraising and has a financial accountability code that encourages transparency. It's something we're totally in favour of; it's just not something that we feel is important in this act. Indeed, in the way it's defined, because it's defined as getting money from other charities, etc., we feel that most organizations are going to be classified as soliciting anyway. It's actually adding unneeded complexity to the bill.