Skip to main content Skip to search Skip to search

Political Science General

High Ideals and Noble Intentions

Voluntary Sector-Government Relations in Canada

by (author) Peter Rene Elson

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Dec 2011
Category
General, General
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442690097
    Publish Date
    Dec 2011
    List Price
    $74.00

Add it to your shelf

Where to buy it

Description

The relationships between governments and the voluntary sector in Canada are long-standing and complex. Beginning with an historical overview of developments in voluntary sector-government relations from 1600 to 1930, High Ideals and Noble Intentions goes on to explore more recent events and to bring present day policy and practice into focus.

Peter R. Elson examines critical historical events in the relationship between the federal government and the voluntary sector which continue to exert their influence. He demonstrates through in-depth case studies that these events are critical to understanding contemporary voluntary sector-government relations. Elson explores the impact of the regulation of charities based on amendments to the 1930 Income War Tax Act; the shift from citizen-based program funding to service-based contract funding in the mid-1990s; and advocacy regulation changes in the 1980s. Elson's case is strengthened by an important and timely comparison between voluntary sector and central government relations in Canada and England. This historically informed comparative analysis provides the basis for practical recommendations meant to improve the future of voluntary sector-government relations across Canada.

About the author

Peter R. Elson is a senior research fellow at the Institute for Community Prosperity at Mount Royal University and an adjunct assistant professor in the School of Public Administration at the University of Victoria.

Peter Rene Elson's profile page

Other titles by