However, 41 per cent of Canadians think the federal budget will have a negative impact on their province, including 43 per cent of Ontarians, 47 per cent of Atlantic Canadians and 56 per cent of Quebecers.
Showing posts with label 2012 Federal Budget. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2012 Federal Budget. Show all posts
Thursday, April 05, 2012
Budget Lands With Thud
In the online survey of a representative national sample of 1,060 Canadian adults, 30 per cent of respondents expect the federal budget to have a positive impact on the country, while 33 per cent believe it will have a negative effect.
However, 41 per cent of Canadians think the federal budget will have a negative impact on their province, including 43 per cent of Ontarians, 47 per cent of Atlantic Canadians and 56 per cent of Quebecers.
However, 41 per cent of Canadians think the federal budget will have a negative impact on their province, including 43 per cent of Ontarians, 47 per cent of Atlantic Canadians and 56 per cent of Quebecers.
Sunday, April 01, 2012
Tides Canada Responds To Attempted Federal Kneecapping
“Tides Canada welcomes the provisions in the 2012 federal budget concerning transparency and accountability in the charitable sector. Tides Canada operates well within the Income Tax Act threshold for allowable “political activity.” The organization’s grant-making is, and will continue to be, fully compliant with the Income Tax Act and Canada Revenue Agency guidelines and policies.
In a healthy democracy, environmental and social justice charities play important roles as watchdogs, raising public awareness and advocating for balance. Tides Canada remains committed to supporting charitable initiatives across the country that are working to ensure that we have safe drinking water, clean air, healthy communities and a just society.”
Note that the 2012 budget does not change any laws pertaining to the Income Tax Act, it merely includes new money to help Canada Revenue Agency clamp down on overly political charities, and recommends that charities report the foreign funding they get for political activities. But since Tides Canada, and other similar groups, surely have lawyers and accountants whose job it is to ensure that they remain in compliance with the relevant legislation, it is difficult to see why the new changes should have much effect of their operations. They are innocent, so they have nothing to fear. A year or two down the road, on the other hand, but long after people have ceased to care, Ethical Oil , like the Friends of Science and The Natural Resources Stewardship Project before them, will almost certainly be found guilty of something.
In a healthy democracy, environmental and social justice charities play important roles as watchdogs, raising public awareness and advocating for balance. Tides Canada remains committed to supporting charitable initiatives across the country that are working to ensure that we have safe drinking water, clean air, healthy communities and a just society.”
Note that the 2012 budget does not change any laws pertaining to the Income Tax Act, it merely includes new money to help Canada Revenue Agency clamp down on overly political charities, and recommends that charities report the foreign funding they get for political activities. But since Tides Canada, and other similar groups, surely have lawyers and accountants whose job it is to ensure that they remain in compliance with the relevant legislation, it is difficult to see why the new changes should have much effect of their operations. They are innocent, so they have nothing to fear. A year or two down the road, on the other hand, but long after people have ceased to care, Ethical Oil , like the Friends of Science and The Natural Resources Stewardship Project before them, will almost certainly be found guilty of something.
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