Charities worry about loss of trust, donations in wake of WE deal controversy

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The head of a group promoting charities says the sector is worried about long-term negative impacts of the ongoing WE controversy on Parliament Hill.

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Imagine Canada's Bruce McDonald says the concerns are that donors will pull back on giving money, or volunteering their time, due to a lack of trust in how it's used.

Imagine Canada, a charity itself, has calculated the COVID-19 pandemic will cut donations by up to $6 billion this year, and that was before the controversy hit. McDonald says another worry is that governments will become hesitant to partner with charities over political concerns. WE co-founders Craig and Marc Kielburger spent four hours at the House of Commons committee last week, where they were peppered with questions about their organization's complex structure and social enterprise arm known as ME to WE.

McDonald says having multiple foundations and arms is not representative of the sector, but adds many charities do rely on social enterprises to fund their operations.Craig Kielburger, founder of the charity Free the Children, speaks at the charity's We Day celebrations in Kitchener, Ontario, Thursday, February 17, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Geoff Robins

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And they should

And so they should. We should do a serious audit of all charitable foundations in Canada, starting with we and the trudeau foundation. Want tax free status, then the books are open. Im willing to bet the ethical charities would like to be separated from this herd as well.

Of course. Not even a fraction of the money we send is used for actual Charity work. Many have figured out an effective method. To get rich off of human suffering. Now I just help an individual when ever I can.

Simple bring back audits and oversight that CPC brought in and LPC did away with.

brianrmitchell4 All charities will be worried..WE has created concerns about trust and credibility for charities...very unfortunate!

Real charities have nothing to worry about.

Since nobody knew what or even who WE was until this fiasco, I doubt there is a problem. I mean WE had no tv commercials, no advertising, no listings anywhere I ever seen so wasn't much of a charity if it doesn't advertise or be known.

eamorris_

Scammers

Haha.... never believed them! Ever! Helping Start with helping your neighbors and your people/kids in ur town.

Only one group is responsible for loss of donations to charities. The corrupt Liberal Party of Canada. The only way people will feel comfortable again with donating is if every single 'charity' the liberals have ever had any connections to are forensic audited. TrudeauCorruption

Na today? Centraide is a bigger cesspool.

If they are credible organizations who dont jump into bed with corrupt politicians they should be fine. It's not like this is the first scandal connected to a charity. They just don't generally include a PM ignoring the law in order to enrich his buddies.

nobody worries about taxpayers

nice work rebelland.

so basically media screws other charities topoli cdnpoli onpoli

Just WE should be worried, unless other charities are corrupt....because then your time is limited...it's time to stop all charity corruption, no matter what good they do some of the time

You keep posting the same shit over and over. Looking for more positive feedback?

TrudeauCorruption

You mean criminal scandal that should put Trudeau behind bars but that will never happen because of the corrupt RCMP in his back pocket.

Congratulations cdnmedia, more collateral damage from your efforts to squeeze a cheap sensationalist 'scandal' from a minor faux pas. Anything beats doing some real investigative journalism on stuff that really matters.

They fucking should worry since most of them are fucking grifts anyhow

Charities are tax-exempt to begin with, then create a web of tax-sheltered investment holding companies, if that's not enough, cry us a river!

Gov needs to make sure all charities are open no hidden shell companies and all money paid out to people or entities onshore and off are publicly and widely published and available and audited for accuracy

Maybe they should worry

This speaks to the ignorance of the CDN public concerning charities. All charities have reporting requirement to file detailed annual statements with CRA. These statements are matters of public record. That information is accessible on CRA’s website.

I would like it to see it end up with the Kielburger brothers suing all those that defamed their hard work and the Charity they worked so tirelessly on. Charlie Angus, Pierre Polievre,Michael Cooper, Michael Barrett, Jagmeet Singh and Andrew Scheer and Jessie Brown for starters.

Yes - the Cons saw to that!

That's Trudeau's fault.

10 % legally has to go the actual charity, 90% can go to administration

Angel_Eyes828 Don't worry charities. We know the Salvation Army, United Way, etc. are legitimate. Only WE is scandal ridden!

Well have you seen what they pay themselves? Obscene.

When you see a charity ceo pull up in a 75k car. Then you know where your donations really go. 90% to admin and the rest to actual cause if even that.

I’m not donating anymore to any charity unless they make their finances public!

They have nothing to be concerned about if they are above board and not involved with corrupt politicians The small number of charities I support aren't losing that support because of the actions of WE or disgusting behaviour of the PM They get judged on there own merits

Then they shouldn’t behave in shady ways...

Controversy? You mean criminal scandal!

They'd better fricking worry.

CTVLol and Bell Media sponsored these Grifters. Figures.

They all need to be audited if they have received funds from our government. LiberalCorruption TrudeauCorruption

If they’re not involved in scams with the government then they have nothing to worry about.

Millionaire owners worried?

I’d love to see the results of a personal audit of the two Kielburgers.

And here I thought that “CHARITY” actually meant CHARITY. Charging to talk, speak or spew at a charitable event is a form of verbal prostitution. Like sex you can do it for free, but getting paid for it......well you get the picture!

Why anyone would give a dime to this outfit is beyond simple logic. I guess if you give they give back from what I can gather which explains their existence.

raytoutofer they should, how many of our charities are front for corruption? greedkills bcpoli cdnpoli

But it sure makes you question other charities doesn't it. I remember my mom sponsoring a child in Africa and then she found out that 10.00 she gave a month only 1.00 went to the child. I think most charities are front end heavy.

WE did nothing wrong and neither did the government, single sourcing is the cheapest and most effecient way of handing out contracts, if all government contracts where single sources we would have a surplus of cash in Canada! Yes I work for the government, tendering is a joke.

Trudeau is under house arrest for serious crimes including pedophilia

Never will donate! Administrative fees have always been too high and the charity gets next to nothing!

This would not have happened had TrudeauCorruption NOT scrapped auditing and transparency for charities etc.. Corruption abounds at the highest levels in Canadian Gov't and media CanadaIsBroken sad

Simple solution. Don’t donate money to any charity endorsed by Justin Trudeau & Co. Just because he & his family scammed people using a charity for children, doesn’t mean all charities are corrupt offshore real estate businesses.

Due to administration & salary costs our family now only donates to The Salvation Army. The $ goes to the cause, not other peoples pockets.

DonnaReiter6 Let this be an opportunity for the legit charities to go public and disclose how they operate. This would help in regaining trust.

Thanks Conservatives

They are by far more trustworthy than .

Honestly, I stopped giving to Charity. I feel a very small percentage is used for the cause. YESSS it bothers me.

guess Sheer forgot about that part when he set out to do a 2 month campaign on trashing JT

Thanks to self serving Conservatives and irresponsible press.

If Canadians researched Lib & Con govs are unethical Indigenous know. “This is not only due the fact that the local population is not receiving the benefits; the current manner of exploitation is also contributing to maintaining an unresolved situation.

Trust means accountability & transparency. Conveniently, 'the Liberal gov suspended its ongoing tax audits of charities for political activities.' Meaning that WE as brainwashing machine was to politically influence youth 'volunteers' payed by 🇨🇦taxpayers

Well they can thank WE and Trudeau !

They need not worry. WE is NOT a charity. Even Liberals can see that

Salvation Army still good

binkswebelf Stop being political pawns and strategists. 🤷‍♀️

The key to re-establish trust is true & unadulterated transparency!

Boo hoo shampoo! Let individuals and corps give $ to charities. Government has no business donating tax dollars to their fave laundering organization

Conservatives know which charities are not liberal money traps. The problem is that with so many people out of work there is not enough to go arround.

I’m sure it’s just me but I don’t get the big deal here. Not as if anyone lined their pockets with cash or stole something. So what if JT’s mom, wife, and brother were paid to speak - shouldn’t effect him. Just trying to understand what’s going on. Not defending anyone.

DonnaReiter6 😂😂😂

Oh please. If they didn't loose trust after Trump's fake charity, they shouldn't lose trust over this 😂

As they should

New laws should be put in place for charities to be able to run

Personally, I'd rather offer to buy a meal for someone than donate money to some faceless charity corporation. I remember reading that the Canadian Cancer Society uses a large percentage of the donations they receive to pay marketing costs and payroll.

Don't associate yourself with JustinTrudeau or Bill_Morneau and they'll be just fine

After WE is audited everyone will be ok to donate again.

That is all on the Liberal Party of Canada!

They all seem to launder money. Why don’t you see if any don’t. That would be worthy news for once , but I don’t think we will believe you anyway. Sad

do the Liberals care ? pppphhhrrrttt

I get that fundraising is down because of the pandemic but if they are credible and not associated with corruption they shouldn’t be concerned. I don’t think any less of the few I support because of the actions of Trudeau or WE

Let's build an equitable society where 'charity' is not necessary, at least not as a corporate enterprise.

That’s on WE and the government. If WE was shut down, Morneau fired, and all monies given back, that might help restore confidence

Just be transparent. Not hard to do.

arrest them all and take all the funds and lock them all up

The real losers are the young people who wanted to do their part to help their community. What a complete travesty.

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