Finance committee  It wasn't so much that the charities didn't avail themselves of the credit. It was that they were not aware on budget night and in the months following that it was applicable to them. The point was simply about the way we described the credit. We in fact acknowledge our mistake.

Finance committee  I think they probably need to be a little bit more specific, because the recognition here was a “small firm”. I don't know that they would see themselves as a firm, even though they would see themselves as social entrepreneurs and as operating related businesses as charities. It

Finance committee  Certainly, given the different status of charities through the CRA, the applicability of that particular provision may be different from that of other small businesses in their being tax exempt, but I'm happy to take that question to our chief economist and to provide you any add

Finance committee  This is with regard...could you clarify?

Finance committee  Thank you Mr. Brison. I would also like to thank the committee for having invited us this evening. When I appeared before you to speak on behalf of Imagine Canada during the pre-budget consultations, I said that we had to change the way we think about the charitable sector's con