{"id":27264,"date":"2018-03-08T07:52:12","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T12:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/?p=27264"},"modified":"2021-10-07T10:59:09","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T14:59:09","slug":"bussey-op-ed-government-doesnt-understand-religious-charities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/intersection\/2018\/03\/08\/bussey-op-ed-government-doesnt-understand-religious-charities\/","title":{"rendered":"Bussey Op-Ed: Government Doesn&#8217;t Understand Religious Charities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pps-series-post-details pps-series-post-details-variant-classic pps-series-post-details-38706\" data-series-id=\"372\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-content\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-text\">This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/series\/cra-guidance-on-religion\/\">CRA Guidance on Religion<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-23182 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_1125-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_1125-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_1125-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_1125-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_1125-1.jpg?w=1250&amp;ssl=1 1250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_1125-1.jpg?w=1875&amp;ssl=1 1875w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Excerpts of Barry&#8217;s Op-Ed in <a href=\"http:\/\/theprovince.com\/opinion\/op-ed\/barry-bussey-trudeau-liberals-clearly-dont-understand-religious-charities-and-their-rights\">The Province<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">The uproar over the Canada Summer Jobs program has exposed a government blind spot. Although it is very responsive to certain perspectives,&nbsp;Ottawa&nbsp;does not seem to recognize or understand the concerns of religious communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">&#8230;&#8230;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">As if that were not enough, it now appears that the government is withholding a long-completed Canada Revenue Agency document that contains guidelines for charitable registration under the legal head \u201cAdvancement of Religion.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Last fall, lawyer Mark Blumberg made an Access To Information Request for a copy of this document, and once received,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalphilanthropy.ca\/images\/uploads\/CRAs_Draft_Guidance_Advancement_of_religion_and_charitable_registration_is_released_through_ATIP.pdf\"><span class=\"s2\">published it on his charity law website<\/span><\/a>. According to Blumberg, on or around July 21, 2016, a copy was given to National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier. The CRA memo to the minister stated that the guidance was \u201cin the final stage of the policy development process\u201d and was \u201cscheduled to be published on the CRA Charities and Giving website in September 2016.\u201d That did not happen. Why?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">That is a very important question. Is there something in the document to which the minister or the government objects? If so, what? Conversely, if the government has no problem with the guidance, why has it not been released?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">In light of the Canada Summer Jobs controversy, I have taken another, more critical look at this unreleased guidance. I believe the government\u2019s reluctance to publish the document illustrates their dismissive attitude toward religious communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read the complete Op-Ed in <a href=\"http:\/\/theprovince.com\/opinion\/op-ed\/barry-bussey-trudeau-liberals-clearly-dont-understand-religious-charities-and-their-rights\">The Province<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pps-series-post-details pps-series-post-details-variant-classic pps-series-post-details-38706 pps-series-meta-excerpt\" data-series-id=\"372\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-content\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-text\">This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/series\/cra-guidance-on-religion\/\">CRA Guidance on Religion<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><p>Excerpts of Barry&#8217;s Op-Ed in The Province: The uproar over the Canada Summer Jobs program has exposed a government blind spot. Although it is very responsive to certain perspectives, Ottawa does not seem to recognize or understand the concerns of religious communities.   &#8230;&#8230;. 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