No Charity

Statistically, Canadians give the least amount of time and resources to charity than their American counterparts whom Canadians disparage at will.

The claim that Canadians are soured by the WE scandal and will therefore be wary of charities rings hollow. Already giving little time or money to charity anyway, this convenient but misplaced excuse should make people feel appropriately sanctimonious and justified when walking by the Salvation Army volunteers at Christmas (if there is any wherewithal to hand out by the end of the year). They do not trust a "charity" like WE but still have all the faith in the world in a government mired with that colony of grift.

Furthermore, people who DO give their time and money to charity will most likely continue doing so because they trust the charities they give to.

So there's that:

The WE Charity scandal this summer raised concerns among Canadians considering donating to charity, making them question the governance of such organizations, says a new poll from the Angus Reid Institute.

The results could have an impact on charities’ bottom line, the poll says. ...

The poll breaks donors into several groups: non-donors, 73 per cent of whom haven’t given to charity in the past year, casual donors, those who give up to $250 per year, prompted donors, 62 per cent of whom give more than $250, and super donors, of whom 58 per cent give more than $500 annually, and 27 per cent of whom give more than $2,500.

Across all groupings, 57 per cent say the WE scandal “has raised questions about governance, transparency, and management that are relevant for the whole charity sector.”

“What has the WE Charity scandal done? To an extent, it has confused or muddied the waters in terms of donors understanding of how charities work,” said Kurl.

Still, a majority of Canadians — 62 per cent — across all donor groups say the scandal hasn’t changed how they feel about giving, but “a significant segment is more jaded,” the report says. Indeed, 38 per cent of Canadians say the scandal has changed how they feel about charitable giving.