Recent information from CRA on political activities and Canadian charities

This last week I was involved with 2 events in which members of the Charities Directorate spoke on the subject of political activities.  First, on Wednesday, Linda Desrochers, Director of the Determinations Section of the Charities Directorate, spoke on recent developments including political activities and the 2012 budget at the Blumbergs’ Canadian Charity Law Institute on November 28, 2012.  Secondly, on Thursday November 29, 2012 I spoke at the Canadian Council for Refugees’ Fall Consultation in Toronto on a panel with Zachary Euler of the Common Law Policy and Public Education Section of the Charities Directorate.