The first section of the book contains an overview of the
charitable sector in Canada, a sociological review of altruism in
different societies, a discussion of altruism in various
philosophical and religious traditions, an economic analysis of
"rational voluntarism," and an assessment of the relationship
between the charitable sector and the welfare state. The second
section contains five papers on the legal definition of charity,
both general (the jurisprudence of the Federal Court of Appeal and
a proposal for rethinking the concept of "public benefit"), and
particular (the political purposes doctrine, religion as charity,
and a commentary on the recent major Supreme Court decision on the
meaning of charity). The third section deals with the tax status of
charities: two papers evaluate the current tax credit system and
one deals with the administration of charities by the Canada
Customs and Revenue Agency. The final section contains essays on
charities and commercial enterprise, on the regulation of
fund-raising, and on needed reforms in non-profit corporation law.
At a time when the federal government is about to embark on a wide
range of policy initiatives to assist and regulate the non-profit
sector, these essays are necessary reading for anyone concerned
with the future of the charitable sector in Canada. Contributors
include Neil Brooks (Osgoode Hall Law School), Cara Cameron
(McGill), Bruce Chapman, Kevin Davis (Toronto), Abraham Drassinower
(Toronto), David Duff (Toronto), Richard Janda (McGill), Will
Kymlicka (Queen's), Andree Lajoie (Montreal), Mayo Moran (Toronto),
Charles-Maxime Panaccio (office of Mr Justice Charles Gonthier),
Jim Phillips, Jane Allyn Piliavin (Wisconsin-Madison), David Sharpe
(Attorney-General's Office, New York State), Lorne Sossin (Osgoode
Hall Law School), David Stevens, and Jen-Chieh Ting (Academia
Sinica).
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