Tag: NPOs

Can we agree this was a bad week for Canadian democracy?

Published February 7, 2014

This has been quite a week, if you’re counting sustained attacks on democratic institutions and traditions. Here are the highlights courtesy of the Harper government: 1. Take a whack at Elections Canada Elections Canada, facing an intransigent Conservative Party during investigations, wanted new investigative powers. Instead, amendments to Canada’s election act, tabled this […]

A new way to attack environmental groups

Published October 28, 2013

The Harper government hasn’t tried to hide its dislike for environmental groups. That became plainly obvious in 2012, when the federal budget created a special fund to target groups with charitable status to determine if they engaged in too much political activity. Environmental groups discovered what the budget announcement meant: auditors from Canada Revenue Agency […]

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