CFC Charitable Status - Annulment Review
Hi Jonathan:
I am not on the executive, but as a governor, this what I understand of the current status of the file.
Revenue Canada seeks to " annul " the charitable status of the CFC - this is based on the fact that it should never have been granted the charitable status in the first place. The argument is that the organization as a whole is not entirely dedicated to educational purposes ( even if it arguably carries out some educational activity ).
CFC has requested a review of the initial Revenue Canada decision. Les Bunning, our CFC pro bono lawyer, is handling the review application.
So anything you have cofirming the educational character of various activities carried on by CFC, should be submitted to Les ASAP.
Bob
Who needs the headache anyway?
There is another angle here as well. It probably would never apply to the CFC but, given the virulent hostility expressed towards CFC decisions on who to support at FIDE, etc., you just never know. Canada has been getting into some nasty international fights lately.
What I mean is that the politically-motivated audits that were carried out under the Harper Government are continuing under the current Trudeau administration. NDP Finance Critic MP Peter Julian pointed out today that the "Liberals continue Harper’s political harassment of charities" .
You can read the details over here (The Liberals have basically appealed the Court decision in which "the Ontario Superior Court ruled that the restrictions on charities violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms" all the way to the SCoC. Thanks a lot, Justin. [rolleyes] )
So, there's another reason. Who needs the headache?