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JAMES PHILLIPS Faculty of Law, University of Toronto B.C. Law Reform Commission The Law Reform Commission of British Columbia has released its Report on Conflicts
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The Charity and Not-For-Profit Sourcebook
By Arthur B. Drache Published by Carswell, Toronto, 1995 REVIEWED BY JAMES PHILLIPS Faculty of Law, University of Toronto At first glance The Charity and
Recent Legal Developments
Three recent decisions of the Ontario courts should be noted by charity trustees. Mutual Fund Investments by Trustees First, in Re Haslam and Haslam [(1994),
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Ethical Investing In (1993), 11 Philanthrop. No. 4, I reported on Harris and Others v. The Church Commissioners, an English case dealing with “ethical investing”
Viewpoint: Crossing the Line from “Charitable” to “Political”
This edition of The Philanthropist contains Paul Michell’s excellent review of the origins and current status of the “political purposes doctrine”. Coincidentally, it appears at
Viewpoint: Ontario’s Donation of Food Act
In June 1994 the Ontario legislature passed An Act Respecting the Donation of Food 1 • Little or no publicity accompanied the passage of this
Recent Legal Developments
The British Columbia Law Reform Commission has continued to be busy in matters affecting charitable organizations (see (1994), 12 Philanthrop., No.1, pp. 60-61). Its report,
Recent Legal Developments
The last issue of the Philanthropist contained a brief discussion of the Manitoba Law Reform Commission’s Report on Non-Charitable Purpose Trusts (1992). British Columbia’s Law