Another chill for the charitable sector: systemic biases exposed against Muslim-led charities

The government’s commitment to fight Islamophobia must include a review of its anti-terrorism laws and policies and replace them with alternatives that do not stigmatize the Muslim community or any other community.

Two recent reports exposed how Muslim-led charities have been in the crosshairs of the government as early as 2003. National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier should declare a moratorium on the targeted audit of Muslim charities by the CRA’s Review and Analysis Division, writes Abdul Nakua.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ABDUL NAKUA

June 23, 2021

Back in 2012, the Harper government took aim at environmental and social justice charities by initiating Canada Revenue Agency audits of the political activities of 60 Canadian charities—what became known within the sector as the “advocacy chill.” “Political activities” was used as a smok...

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