Time to take necessary steps for a more inclusive charitable sector

The Income Tax Act, which was enacted in the 1950s, needs to be amended because it’s a form of systemic racism that limits the participation of BIPOC organizations.

Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier is pictured in Ottawa on Sept. 15, 2020. The Canada Revenue Agency requires charities who work with non-charities to exercise ‘direction and control’ over them, which Sen. Ratna Omidvar writes need to change.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR RATNA OMIDVAR

December 8, 2021

The pandemic has proven how essential the charitable sector is to the health and well-being of all Canadians. But it is sorely in need of new money—an argument that is gaining receptivity in cash-strapped Ottawa. The federal government launched consultations last year on whether it should raise t...

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