Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Most Recent Articles by Canadian Taxpayers Federation:
Canadians can’t afford a big rail boondoggle that will drive up government debt and interest charges for taxpayers;
Budget 2026 increases Debt Clock $2,000 every second
November 6, 2026
Debt interest charges will cost taxpayers $60 billion this year;
Debt interest charges will cost taxpayers $60 billion this year
Taxpayer scorecard: Will Carney’s budget stop overspending?
November 4, 2026
The government has been wasting taxpayers’ money for years, but the biggest waste of money is the $1 billion a week going to pay interest on the debt
The biggest waste of money is the $1 billion a week going to pay interest on the debt;
It is possible for a prime minister to travel internationally without billing taxpayers six figures for airplane food;
Debt interest charges fastest-growing cost: PBO
October 20, 2026
Carney needs to put down the credit card and cut spending in the upcoming budget because taxpayers can’t afford these debt interest charges;
Income and business taxes hurt Canadian competitiveness: Report
October 20, 2026
2026 International Tax Competitiveness Index
Alberta and other provinces must have the right to develop their resources and create jobs without interference from Ottawa;
This year, senators are on pace to surpass their 2025 international travel bill. Senators spent $197,006 by March 17;
PBO confirms federal gas tax cuts saves families up to $468
October 8, 2026
The CTF recently testified at the House of Commons’ finance committee, arguing for a permanent suspension of the federal gas tax;
PBO: High-speed rail could cost up to $113 billion
October 3, 2026
Carney missing his own budget target
September 27, 2026
Carney needs to put down the credit card because taxpayers can’t afford to pay more than $1 billion every week to cover interest on the debt;
Bradford right to promise property tax freeze
September 27, 2026
Bradford also announced he would launch an independent line-by-line review of city spending, the first since 2011;
The fastest, simplest and easiest way for the government to make life more affordable and our economy more competitive is to stop taking so much money in the first place;
Gas tax relief is good news: Government must make tax cut permanent
September 2, 2026
The prime minister can’t spend six figures on airplane food, tens of billions on high-speed rail and needs to put Ottawa’s bloated bureaucracy on a diet;
Rising gas prices show Canadians need permanent gas tax relief
August 17, 2026
"Canadian families are having trouble affording the basics and Carney shouldn’t be leaving their wallets even emptier with fuel tax hikes."
Senate speaker caught globetrotting on taxpayers’ dime
August 10, 2026
Franco Terrazzano,: “If senators aren’t going to represent anyone but themselves then they need to not represent anyone for a lot less money"
POLL: Canadians oppose upcoming gas tax hike
August 5, 2026
Taxes account for up to 35 per cent of the price of gas in Canada, according to the CTF’s Gas Tax Honesty Report
“Carney should eliminate this outdated expense account once and for all,” Terrazzano said. “Arbour has already shown a willingness to reform Rideau Hall and should continue that work by ending the expense account for former governors general.”
Carney drops $160,000 on airplane food during one trip
July 16, 2026
It’s possible for the prime minister to travel internationally without billing taxpayers six figures for airplane food so we need Carney to make sure these types of bills never happen again;
About 98 per cent of all government executives took a bonus in 2024-25, the last year where data is available. Meanwhile, federal departments met just 54 per cent of their performance targets that year;
Smith needs to spend her energy fighting Carney’s carbon taxes and standing up to Ottawa so pipelines get built with private company money instead of borrowing money to pay for this government-caused problem;
Half of Canadians say federal services have gotten worse since 2016, despite the massive increase in the bureaucracy;
“The problem isn’t that politicians are too cheap with taxpayers’ money, the problem is the NCC is too incompetent and wastes money managing properties."
Government spending $340 to file each simple tax return
June 18, 2026
“If Carney wants to make life more affordable and tax season easier, he should cut taxes and simplify the tax code.”
"If Prime Minister Mark Carney is serious about saving money, he needs to do more than accept a smaller clothing budget...Carney needs to end the automatic pay raises, platinum pension and lifetime expense account.”
Bureaucracy costs going up $10 billion this year: PBO
June 17, 2026
Most Canadians support cutting the size and cost of the bureaucracy, according to the poll;
All MPs should end double tax on used cars
June 15, 2026
Canadians already pay GST on new cars and taxing the car again every time it’s resold is double taxation and that’s wrong;
Carney goes over budget – twice
June 10, 2026
Carney needs to rein in his spending and follow one simple rule: Only spend what you promised. Don’t go over budget;