▁times ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁reduced ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁fans . ▁Entre pr ene urs , ▁while ▁failing ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁major ▁commercial ▁success , ▁transformed ▁Canadian ▁amateur ▁lac ros se , ▁making ▁it ▁quite ▁different ▁from ▁field ▁lac ros se ▁as ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Britain , ▁and ▁Australia . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁the ▁National ▁Lac ros se ▁League ▁began ; ▁it ▁has ▁clubs ▁in ▁twelve ▁cities ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada . ▁▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Canada ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁World ▁Ind oor ▁Lac ros se ▁Championship . ▁ ▁The ▁C LA ▁along ▁with ▁ 5 ▁other ▁National ▁sport ing ▁association ▁had ▁their ▁char itable ▁status ▁rev oked ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁Re venue ▁Canada ▁crack down ▁on ▁Park lane ▁Fin an cial ' s ▁tax ▁shelter ▁scheme , ▁in ▁which ▁char itable ▁organizations ▁issued ▁rece i pts ▁far ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁any ▁material ▁don ations . ▁The ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁C LA ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁agreed ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁scheme ▁may ▁in ▁part ▁be ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁C LA ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁is ▁largely ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁elected ▁lac ros se ▁represent atives , ▁with ▁no ▁particular ▁expert ise ▁in ▁legal ▁or ▁financial ▁matters ▁of ▁govern ance . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁provincial ▁level , ▁the ▁Ontario ▁Lac ros se ▁Association