Finance committee  In many areas the U.K. is considered to be a little ahead of Canada when it comes to the relationship with charities and government and the climate they've set.

Finance committee  Right now the sector is faced with the challenges around trying to build capacity-type dollars. In the future I think there is going to be this need for the sector to be allowed to work in ways that might be more akin to business in a sense. Ensuring that as this moves forward we

Finance committee  Absolutely, creating an environment that inspires Canadians to contribute to charitable organizations is such a healthy thing for us in a society where we're seeing fewer and fewer Canadians actually doing that. We're hoping this is a measure that will provide incentive for Canad

Finance committee  Yes.

Finance committee  We're seeing more and more companies understand that their consumers are demanding that they be good corporate citizens.

Finance committee  The point I mentioned earlier in terms of individuals being able to convert real estate or shares into cash and make those contributions to charities is that it provides another tool in the tool kit for charitable organizations to be able to go to donors and offer them another be

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like to thank you for your invitation and for giving me the floor today. As an umbrella organization for the charitable and non-profit sector, Imagine Canada is pleased to share its thoughts with you regarding the provisions in Bill C-59 and the fed