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Sun News Network pundit Ezra Levant (left) and Tides Canada director Ross McMillan (right) |
The recent Federal budget included provisions that targeted Environmental NGOs. Here are a couple articles that explore that topic.
NGOs should reveal funding sources
By Deborah Yedlin,
Calgary Herald
April 9, 2012
Despite cries of an impending witch hunt, last week's move by the federal government to push for more transparency in the funding of not-for-profit environmental organizations is a move in the right direction.
The budget outlined that not-for-profits will have to provide more information in the context of their political involvement as well as disclose how much of their dollars come from foreign sources.
It's about time.
Tides Canada's Ross McMillan shoots back at Ezra Levant's "money launderers" slur
David P. Ball
Vancouver Observer
Posted: Apr 4th, 2012
Tides Canada chief executive Ross McMillan shot back yesterday at oil sands proponent Ezra Levant – a talk show host on Sun News Network and newspaper columnist – who has accused the charitable group of illegal fiscal activities over its support for environmental groups.
“People like Mr. Levant and critics of the environmental and charitable sector are confusing allowable political activity – as defined by the Canada Revenue Agency – with advocacy,” he said. “In the press, people tend to use those terms interchangeably, when they're clearly not the same.
Tides Canada's director reiterated that Tides Canada operates within Canadian law in disbursing donations to other registered charitable organizations, and is legally distinct from its U.S. counterpart – facts he added have been grossly distorted by Sun News Network.
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