Canada Revenue Agency: Tides Canada

Canada Dept: Ethical Oil, in a lengthy legal brief sent Wednesday to the CRA, has accused Tides of "laundering" money from contributors to groups engaged in "non-charitable" political activities, according to Vancouver Sun. Ethical Oil, which has accused environmental organizations of using foreign funds to improperly influence Canadian political debates, wants the CRA to consider denying Tides its charitable status and an oilsands industry lobby group with links to the Harper government is urging the Canada Revenue Agency to consider whether Tides Canada, a Vancouver environmental and social justice organization, has violated Canada's charity laws. The Toronto-based group said that this activity, and Tides Canada's alleged political work, means the charity may have violated CRA rules governing Canada's $190-billion charities sector, which involves an estimated 86,000 organizations. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.