tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post472982906636273666..comments2024-03-19T11:37:07.200+00:00Comments on The GENES Blog: The Canadian archive crisisChris Patonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05073425769475523109noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434701420960162731.post-1391562413818598532012-06-12T21:40:39.060+01:002012-06-12T21:40:39.060+01:00What is so diabolical about this is that the LAC a...What is so diabolical about this is that the LAC and NADP issues are getting buried in the news. The government has introduced an Omnibus Bill that is some 400 pages and makes important changes to some 70 laws. These include gutting environmental protection and oversight, eliminating the position of the Inspector General of our spy agency, hammering seasonal workers especially in natural resource industries, and, scarily, eliminating charitable tax status for groups that disagree with government policy.<br /><br />This last one should make genie societies tremble. Most societies are run on a shoestring and, although it is not much in the scheme of things, they depend on that tax status for a leg up. Any loss of funds is devastating. If societies are reluctant to speak up it could be because this bully-boy tactic is threatening them. The chill is palpable.<br /><br />It could also be because individual members are involved (as I am) with such issues as the environment, social justice, and keeping body and soul together.<br /><br />Meanwhile, I thank you from the bottom of heart for publicizing this issue. Getting it into the international mainstream press would probably help. If Canada's image looks awful because of it, well, this government brought it on themselves.Cannukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17007000434271046821noreply@blogger.com