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CN Employees' Charities Chest [ CN Employees' Charities Campaign ]

Charitable status and charitable protection amendments need to be extended beyond merely religious purpose charities and to applications as well as penalties, given expressed concerns by witnesses before the House committee and press coverage such as that of a few weeks ago on the front page of the Ottawa Citizen, indicating that some same-sex activists intended to attack the charitable status of religious groups which did not recognize same-sex marriage, on the ground that that alone constituted bigotry that should lead to the removal of charitable status.

Responding to the finance committee's study on charitable giving that was triggered by my private member's motion, budget 2013 introduces the first-time donor's super credit, which will boost the charitable tax credit by 25% on donations of up to $1,000 in any one taxation year.

moved that Bill C-458, An Act respecting a National Charities Week and to amend the Income Tax Act (charitable and other gifts), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Furthermore, the charities advisory committee proposed new and interesting changes to Canada's tax laws, such as eliminating the air travellers security charge when an airline donates a seat to a registered charity.