The government recently introduced Bill C-2, Strong Borders Act. Commentators and news outlets have raised concerns about its potential impact – from refugees to privacy to cash donations to charity. Here we’ll take a closer look at the proposed change to cash donations.

What is Bill C-2?
First, some context is important. Bill C-2 is an “omnibus bill.” An omnibus bill is a government bill that proposes to “repeal, amend or enact more than one Act” without any comment element. In other words, it’s a mish-mash of changes to a wide variety of laws. That can make it challenging to effectively respond to the bill as a whole because some parts might be good, while other parts might be bad.

What is proposed?
There is a lot to review in the 140 pages that make up Bill C-2, but the proposal to prohibit cash donations of $10,000 has already raised some questions for the charitable sector.

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