Human Rights Commissions.Regina, SK -- Human Rights Commissions are not the only quasi-judicial bodies A quasi-judicial body is an individual or organization which has powers resembling those of a court of law or judge and is able to remedy a situation or impose legal penalties on a person or organization. that currently rule the roost in Canada. In April 2006, the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Licensing Authority (SLGA SLGA Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority SLGA Scottish Ladies' Golfing Association SLGA Saint Louis Gallery Association SLGA Scottish Local Government Area SLGA Swedish Links-Golf Association ) informed that province's Knights of Columbus Knights of Columbus, American Roman Catholic society for men, founded (1882) at New Haven, Conn. (where its headquarters are still located), by Father Michael J. McGivney. councils that their lottery licence would be withdrawn if they continued to use its proceeds to support Saskatchewan Pro-Life. Apparently an SLGA member has decided that this pro-life educational group is a political, rather than a charitable cause. As the ruling does not apply to the Teen Aid program initiated by Saskatchewan Pro-Life, the Knights will be continue to be able to support that; but both programs are registered as non-profit charitable organizations This article is about charitable organizations. For other uses of the word charity, see Charity. A charitable organization (also known as a charity) is an organization with charitable purposes only. . The Knights' councils' convention has passed a resolution urging all members to lobby the government to have the SLGA ruling changed (Prairie prairie Level or rolling grassland, especially that found in central North America. Decreasing amounts of rainfall, from 40 in. (100 cm) at the forested eastern edge to less than 12 in. Messenger, May 30, 2006). Comment: Non-members should join the Knights, demand to know who initiated this ruling, using what standards, and insist that it be withdrawn. |
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