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Local MP Donating Pay Hike To Charities

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Members of Parliament are enjoying a 2.1% pay raise during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The increase isn’t sitting well with Kenora MP Eric Melillo.

“Absolutely a terrible time for politicians to be accepting a pay raise. I would like, when we get back to Parliament, some sort of normalcy that we could pass a resolution halting it, freezing it, perhaps clawing it back a bit because at this point I just don’t think it’s something we should be doing.”

The Conservative member says he will be donating his pay raise to a number of different charities throughout the riding in the months ahead.

The first organization to benefit was the Kenora Fellowship Centre with the purchase of essential goods.

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Federal Funding To Help Charities/Non-Profits

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The federal government is providing more financial support to help charities and non-profits continue their work during the COVID-19 crisis.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the establishment of a $350-million Emergency Community Support Fund.

“A portion of these funds will go directly to smaller, independent, front-line organizations and the rest will flow through national organizations like the United Way, Community Foundations Canada and the Red Cross that can get funds to local organizations and vulnerable people quickly.”

Trudeau says the money can be used to train volunteers, increase home delivery programs for Seniors or driving people with disabilities to essential appointments.

He notes it’s important to support these groups as they adapt to the new realities and difficulties brought on by this pandemic.

 

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Conservatives Call For Charity Support

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The federal Conservatives want to see help for local charities and churches during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Outgoing leader Andrew Scheer says charities are hurting for donations when many are struggling financially.

“While the need for their services only continues to increase, the donations that these groups rely on have dramatically declined. Churches haven’t been able to hold weekly services, in-person fundraisers and events have been cancelled,” Scheer said.

The Conservatives want the government to increase the charitable donation tax credit for 2020 and remove the capital gains tax on charitable donations.

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Provincial Break For Charities

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An administrative fee applied to the sale of break-open tickets is being eliminated.

The tickets are often sold by charity groups.

Attorney General Doug Downey says the fee was costing charities more than $4-million last year alone.

Downey says that money will now stay in local communities to support programs and services.

He says the move will respect taxpayer dollars.