Mr. Speaker, my question is for the finance minister.
Again we read in the media of charities raising money from a trusting public and none of it going to people in need.
The Toronto Star has reported that a charity called Planet Aid Canada raised $1.7 million only to pocket it all. This situation is being repeated time and time again by organizations that have charitable status but operate almost exclusively to the financial benefit of the people running them.
When will the government do something to force charities to be transparent and accountable so that the giving public can spot the bad from the good?