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28 Oct 2020, 5:42 pm
Read More The post The Philanthropist Interview: Senator Ratna Omidvar appeared first on The Philanthropist. [read post]
23 Feb 2021, 7:16 am
Senator Ratna Omidvar earlier this month introduced legislation in the Senate that proposes amendments to the Income Tax Act to allow charities to partner with non-charities and give Indigenous and racialized organizations greater freedom and power to operate. [read post]
20 Jun 2022, 12:13 pm
In this first episode of the Reimagining Philanthropy podcast, host Senator Ratna Omidvar asks guests Kris Archie and Edgar Villanueva a big question that looms over the philanthropic sector: “If accumulated wealth comes from years of oppression, exploitation, and colonization, then is philanthropy simply an expression of atonement at best or a cover-up at worst? [read post]
7 Sep 2022, 7:50 am
Investments should not just be viewed as a means to create income to fund grants: there is extraordinary opportunity to make a difference with the bulk of the money being managed, and the government needs to start paying more attention, suggest Aatif Baskanderi, president and CEO of the Northpine Foundation, and Senator Ratna Omidvar. [read post]
30 Jun 2020, 3:00 am
Addressing the lack of diversity in the sector In an open letter released June 20, Senator Ratna Omidvar urged government, charitable, and non-profit leaders to take action to increase diversity in the philanthropic sector. [read post]
25 Aug 2020, 7:49 am
This week: Freeland’s to-do list, recovery ideas from Alberta’s non-profits, pandemic fallout for Indigenous artists, and making summer fundraisers work despite social distancing Charity reform and the new finance minister Senator Ratna Omidvar, who co-chaired the Red Chamber’s committee on charitable reform, is calling on the new Liberal finance minister to move quickly on long-sought... [read post]
18 Jun 2017, 8:01 pm
In a release by Senator Ratna Omidvar, the Senate Sponsor of Bill C-6, she stated, Newcomers to Canada can now qualify to become full participants sooner and with fewer barriers. [read post]
14 Feb 2022, 10:13 am
The launch event will feature a conversation between Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Ben Judah; Rory Stewart, senior fellow at the Jackson Institute at Yale University; Ratna Omidvar, senator for Ontario, Canada; and Orzala Nemat, director of the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit. [read post]
27 Feb 2024, 5:50 am
Editor’s note: This article is part of Just Security‘s series on reparation mechanisms in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine. [read post]
21 Feb 2024, 6:05 am
According to the bill’s sponsor, Senator Ratna Omidvar, “Because Canada likely only has a small amount of Russian State assets, [it] also [has] a unique opportunity to reach for a low-risk yet high-impact opportunity to set the pace so that others follow. [read post]
