The “Advocacy Chill”: CRA Audits and Political Activity

Arielle Mayer For the past two years, the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) has been conducting “special audits” on charitable organizations in an effort to determine the extent to which these organizations engage in “political activity.” According to the federal government, in order for a non-profit organization to maintain charitable status, no more than 10 per…

Selling Canada: FIPA and Canada’s Climate Future

Arielle Mayer This past Sunday, over 310 000 people from around the world convened in New York City for the much anticipated “People’s Climate March”. The timing and location of the march was not random; two days later, over 125 world leaders – including United States President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron –…