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ii.Political Activities (permitted up to prescribed limits)
–An activity is presumed to be political
if a charity
§Explicitly
communicates a call to political action, or
to the public that the law, policy or decision of any level of government in Canada or a foreign country should be retained, opposed or changed, or
§Explicitly
indicates in its material that its activity is intended to incite, organize or pressure governments to retain, oppose or change the law, policy or decision of a government
–Political activities are
permitted if they are: non-partisan, connected
to and subordinate to the charity’s purpose, and fall within the
general 10% of resource spending limit
–However, how resources (i.e., funds, property
and people) is to be calculated is not clear
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