moved for leave to introduce Bill C-273, an act to amend the Income Tax Act (political activities by charities receiving public funds).
Mr. Speaker, passage of this bill would ensure that charities that have charitable status and therefore are able to issue tax receipts would have their charitable status revoked if they use any of the money for political activities, since the act concerned with charitable status specifically prohibits those charities from so doing. It is time to put some teeth into the act.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)