Premiers Urge Trudeau to Extend Deadline for Charitable Donations After Postal Strike

Premiers Urge Trudeau to Extend Deadline for Charitable Donations After Postal Strike
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to the media outside of his office in the Queens Park Legislature, in Toronto, on Dec. 11, 2024. The Canadian Press/Chris Young
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Canada’s premiers are calling on the federal government to extend the deadline for claiming charitable donations on tax returns through to the end of February.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford made the request in a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Christmas Eve, sent in his capacity as chair of the Council of the Federation.