Finance committee  I have a few thoughts, and Andrea may want to add on. As I mentioned earlier, we're very concerned, not just about the short term but about the medium term and long term, and as you were saying, what this recovery looks like. There are a number of areas where I think non-prof

Finance committee  So would we, absolutely. It is something that I think Imagine Canada has also spoken about. I've seen some estimates where this could lead to as much as a $200-million increase in donations, so we'd be very supportive.

Finance committee  Look at it similarly to the work that was done to negotiate the wage subsidy process. I think there was a lot of good deliberation around how quickly that drop happens, how it's measured year over year, the different types of revenue sources that non-profits have and how that was

Finance committee  If you're asking me, I think anything that gives a broader view to assess the level of drop in more time would be beneficial. Charities are very different. I think the government is just looking to accurately assess that level of magnitude, but if someone has good months or bad m

Finance committee  Absolutely. While we commend the programs that have been announced today, to Andrea's point regarding the breadth and depth of programs, at the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada we have a lot of similarities with the Canadian Cancer Society, being that we're the second-larg

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, members of the committee, thank you for the invitation. I'd like to speak briefly on three topics today: first of all, Heart and Stroke's work during the pandemic; second, the financial impact to our sector and to ourselves; and third, the impact of federal incentives