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Independent Senator Ratna Omidvar

Last October, Independent Senator Ratna Omidvar tabled Bill S-278, which brings the mechanism of confiscation into accordance with international law as outlined by the World Refugee and Migration Council. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Last October, Independent Senator Ratna Omidvar tabled Bill S-278, which brings the mechanism of confiscation into accordance with international law as outlined by the World Refugee and Migration Council. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier is pictured in Ottawa on Sept. 15, 2020. The Canada Revenue Agency requires charities who work with non-charities to exercise ‘direction and control’ over them, which Sen. Ratna Omidvar writes need to change. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier is pictured in Ottawa on Sept. 15, 2020. The Canada Revenue Agency requires charities who work with non-charities to exercise ‘direction and control’ over them, which Sen. Ratna Omidvar writes need to change. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
The pandemic has highlighted that the charitable sector forms an integral part of the social infrastructure of the country, and yet, it doesn’t have the ear of the government, past or present—at least not on an ongoing permanent basis, writes Sen. Ratna Omidvar. Unsplash photograph by Joel Muniz
The pandemic has highlighted that the charitable sector forms an integral part of the social infrastructure of the country, and yet, it doesn’t have the ear of the government, past or present—at least not on an ongoing permanent basis, writes Sen. Ratna Omidvar. Unsplash photograph by Joel Muniz