OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on the federal government to balance the budget following today’s Statistics Canada report showing interest charges increased by 37 per cent over the year.
CALGARY, AB: CBC President and CEO Catherine Tait tops the Taxpayer Naughty List for announcing hundreds of layoffs weeks before Christmas without cancelling bonuses for executives.
“It takes a special type of Scrooge to lay off hundreds of employees weeks before the holidays and not be willing to give up your own bonus, but that’s exactly what taxpayers heard from CBC big shots,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director. “Meanwhile, Senator Pierre Dalphond delayed and watered-down carbon tax relief for farmers and now Santa’s furious because the bills for his candy cane farm and reindeer barn are through the chimney.”
OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation released its annual New Year’s Tax Changes report today to highlight major tax changes in 2024.
“Tax hikes will give Canadians a hangover in the new year,” said Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director of the CTF. “Canadians need help with the rising cost of living, but the feds will be reaching deeper into our pockets with major tax hikes in 2024.”
OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on the federal government to reduce spending following today’s Parliamentary Budget Officer Report forecasting a $48.5 billion deficit.
“The PBO report once again proves this government is not serious about reining in its overspending,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director. “The deficit is ballooning and this government has no idea how to balance a budget.”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Canadian delegation to King Charles III’s coronation racked up $534,675 in expenses during the three-day trip.
Final costs are expected to rise even higher as expenses are still being processed, according to access-to-information records obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
Every year the feds hike alcohol taxes without a single vote in Parliament. That’s undemocratic
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation released Leger polling showing 63 per cent of Ontarians want the carbon tax removed from everyone’s home heating bills.
“The vast majority of Ontarians don’t think the government should be taxing people for heating their homes,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director. “The only thing in the way is the fact that Liberal MPs are too chicken to stand up to the prime minister and stick up for their constituents.”
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on the federal government to rein in spending and cut taxes following the release of the 2023 fiscal update.
“This is the first time this government is starting to recognize reality, but spending is still billions higher than last year and the deficit is bigger,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director.
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation released Leger polling showing 77 per cent of Atlantic Canadians want the carbon tax removed from all forms of home heating energy.
“The poll is crystal clear: more than three-quarters of Atlantic Canadians don’t think the government should be taxing people for heating their homes,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director. “Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tried to buy off MPs in the region with his carbon tax carve-out, but Atlantic Canadians are demanding relief that’s fair for everyone.”
OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on the federal and British Columbia governments to abandon their multimillion-dollar handout to the multinational battery company E-One Moli.
“Taxpayers are struggling and our governments shouldn’t be choosing to help corporations instead of ordinary Canadians,” said Carson Binda, British Columbia Director of the CTF. “Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s latest corporate giveaway will cost taxpayers hundreds-of-thousands of dollars per job.”
A new poll from Innovative Research Group shows British Columbians want the carbon tax reduced or scrapped completely.
“The polling numbers are crystal clear, British Columbians want carbon and gas tax relief,” said Carson Binda, B.C. Director of the CTF. “This poll should be a wake-up call for Premier David Eby because his constituents need tax relief now.”
OTTAWA, ON: A Leger poll shows 57 per cent of Canadians want the federal government to remove the carbon tax from everyone’s home heating bills.
“The majority of Canadians don’t think the government should be taxing people for heating their homes,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director. “The numbers from every region show Canadians know it’s unfair to give some people a break on their home heating bills, but not everyone.
OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on all Liberal MPs to vote in favour of today’s motion to remove the carbon tax from all home heating fuels.
“All Canadians need carbon tax relief this winter,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director. “The Conservatives and the NDP say they will help all Canadians, now Liberal MPs must do what’s right and vote to remove the carbon tax from everyone’s home heating bills.”
OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is applauding the NDP for supporting the removal of the carbon tax from all forms of home heating. The CTF is now calling on Liberal MPs to support the motion to provide all Canadians with carbon tax relief.
OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation released estimates showing that extending the carbon tax pause to natural gas would save families about $1,100 over three years.
“Families in Ontario and Western Canada are about to get hammered by the carbon tax this winter,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director. “Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could save families hundreds of dollars every year by doing the right thing and extending his carbon tax break for all Canadians.”
It turns out desperate pigs really do fly.
In a colossal policy reversal, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a suspension of the carbon tax on home heating oil for the next three years. But that one concession favours one region over others and is far from enough to protect Canadians from the brutal realities of the carbon tax’s impact on family budgets.
OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on the federal government to drop plans to increase alcohol taxes by 4.7 per cent in 2024.
“Canadians are struggling with inflation and the last thing we need is the feds making it more expensive to enjoy a cold one at the end of a long work week,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director. “Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should be trying to make life more affordable and that means scrapping his alcohol tax hikes.”
OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation welcomes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s admission that the carbon tax makes life more expensive, but continues to call for more action to make life more affordable for taxpayers.
The Bank of Canada lavished millions of dollars in bonuses on its executives last year amid seven interest rate hikes and the worst inflation crisis in four decades, according to access-to-information records obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
All but two of the central bank’s 82 executives (97.5 per cent) received an “at-risk pay” bonus. Twenty-five received a “performance pay” bonus.
As Canadians across the country tightened their belts the past few years, the federal government was busy building an $8-million Barn on the grounds of Rideau Hall to serve as a storage facility.
The little-known, but pricey, pandemic-era construction project was overseen by the National Capital Commission, the feds’ supercharged parks-and-rec department responsible for maintaining Canada’s official residences.
