Ottawa drops appeal in political activity case, ending charities' 7-year audit nightmare

By Dean Beeby, CBC News, January 31, 2019

The Liberal government has withdrawn its appeal of a stunning 2018 court ruling that quashed a section of the Income Tax Act limiting the political activities of charities.

The landmark case was launched by a tiny Ottawa charity, Canada Without Poverty, which argued that the section violates the Charter of Rights guarantee of freedom of expression.

Justice Edward Morgan of the Ontario Superior Court of Canada agreed in his July 16 ruling, declaring that the section no longer had any "force and effect."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cra-revenue-charities-freedom-expression-lebouthillier-appeal-political-activities-court-1.5001087

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