My Conservative colleague, Marty Morantz, introduced the supporting Canadian charities act last year. Bill C-240 would have incentivized Canadians to donate more money to charities such as yours, such as we're talking about. Experts projected that this legislation would have increased annual donations to Canadian charities by $200 million—$200 million—and, unfortunately, the Liberals and the NDP killed this bill by voting against it.
How important are charitable contributions to organizations like yours?