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From Alabama to Alberta: How Canada is Pulling from America’s Anti-Trans Playbook Bad News (www.unclosetedmedia.com)
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An Uncloseted Media investigation finds that Alberta’s government is using many of the same tactics that were used to pass anti-LGBTQ bills in the Deep South.

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Canada has a bizarre set of rules for not for profit think tanks. They are tax exempt, but refuse to admit how they are getting funded. Canadian Federation of Taxpayers ironically does not pay tax and will not reveal how they are funded.

For NFP status, Canada should insist on open audits and public disclosure of finances. Most of these NFP "think tanks" are funded by US foundations like Atlas and Koch. More disturbing, these NFPs can donate to other NFPs effectively laundering money from foreign sources.

I have written letters about this to Ottawa since 2016 with no response. Canadians need to ask government why we are giving special status to right wing think tanks, and subsidizing them.

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