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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: JNF Canada ‘blindsided’ after Ottawa fully revokes charity status. What’s next?
Description: The official revocation notice of the Jewish National Fund of Canada’s charity status, published in the Canada Gazette on Aug. 10, caught many by surprise—especially JNF officials themselves. Lance Davis, CEO of JNF Canada, says the venerable Jewish charity was “blindsided” by the Canada Revenue Agency’s move because it came so quickly, despite efforts to negotiate a solution. It also came only two weeks after JNF Canada said that, if no deal was reached, it would appeal the government’s “biased” findings to the Federal Court of Appeal.
Experts say losing the charitable status means JNF Canada can no longer is...