Charity Times Magazine - IMAGINE CANADA SUBMITS FEDERAL BUDGET BRIEF

Are your purchasing habits influenced by a company's philanthropic support of certain causes?

	Yes. I already buy products from companies that support certain causes.
	Yes, I would buy products if I knew the company was supporting charities.
	Maybe ... it depends on what the proceeds are being used for.
	No, there isn't enough transparency to prove my money goes to help.

IMAGINE CANADA SUBMITS FEDERAL BUDGET BRIEF

OTTAWA - Imagine Canada submitted a Brief to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance on January 15 on Short-Term Stimulus Measures for Assisting Canadians and Communities during the Economic Downturn. The Brief is an outcome of consultations with a Task Force struck by Imagine Canada to provide further detail to the measures called for in an Open Letter to Stephen Harper published in newspapers on November 21, 2008.

The Open Letter signed by 75 of Canada's leading charities urged the Prime Minister to consider the important role of charities and nonprofits in assisting Canadians and communities during times of economic hardship.