Glooscap Heritage Society v. The Queen - FCA refuses applic. to delay revocation of charity status

In the case of Glooscap Heritage Society v. The Queen, a charity had its charitable status revoked for improperly issuing tax receipts and operating for the benefit of a tax shelter. The Charity filed an objection to the revocation and applied for an order delaying the revocation until their challenge was heard but this objection was ultimately dismissed.  The Court acknowledged that “Glooscap’s activities are socially worthy and important to the community” but the Court noted that “Glooscap’s involvement with the tax shelter is central.”  There is a very important discussion about the issue of reputation.  There is also an interesting recognition by the FCA on the subject of “the regrettable, often abysmal, sometimes unspeakable events surrounding Canada’s history of aboriginal/non-aboriginal relations: Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Looking Forward, Looking Backward, vol. 1 (Ottawa: Canada Communication Group Publishing, 1996)”.  In this case the Court noted that Glooscap issued $19,775 in total donations during 2007-2011 that were not related to the tax scheme but issued $116 million in tax receipts related to the scheme.