Finance committee  Well, the forgone capital gains tax is $55 million to $60 million a year. The charitable donation tax credit is the same as for cash donations, and that would be an additional $60 million a year. The forgone capital gains tax is not going to be forgone immediately, because many

Finance committee  First, I'd like to thank the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance for inviting me to participate in this important pre-budget consultation hearing in Toronto. As you may know, since the capital gains tax on gifts of listed securities was removed in the 2006 budget, ch