Published on November 1, 2017 in the Hill Times, this op-ed by Roger Gibbins argues that it is time for the Trudeau government to act on recommendations put forward by an expert panel convened by the minister of national revenue. These recommendations “would unleash the potential of our charities to contribute to more inclusive, informed, and democratic public policy discussions.”
You can read the op-ed on the Hill Times site here.
Roger Gibbins was a Max Bell Foundation Senior Fellow in 2015-2016. As a part of that fellowship, he published a series of articles in the Philanthropist making the cast that charities have the moral imperative to participate in public policy advocacy. You can read those articles here.