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There is no worse time to hike taxes than during an economic downturn

Albertan adults who know better are forced to enter an existential fight beyond defending oil, which will define the future direction of the West's survival at all, within confederation.

• Recent opinion survey shows 66 per cent of Canadians say MPs should reduce their own pay
• Latest projections show a $252 billion deficit meaning future reductions in government spending are inevitable

The Private Cost of Public Queues for Medically Necessary Care, 2020

It is time for Albertans to demand a sovereign Alberta. Albertans are ready and prepared to choose their own destiny!



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The Bells of Banff By | April 29, 2020
"Amazing Grace" performed by Heather Jean Jordan

“Canada cannot reach its full economic and fiscal potential unless Alberta is able to fulfill its own economic potential.”


Time for MPs to take a pay cut By -- Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director | April 21, 2020


What Would Chrétien’s Budget Rules Have Meant for Trudeau.

Tax relief is instantaneous. Money is simply left in the hands of those who need it

• Tax relief must form a key part of governments’ economic rescue efforts
• Tax hikes should be postponed for the duration of coronavirus crisis, including carbon tax hike
• Federal parliamentarians should also donate pay hike

One-third worry their household will be late on a mortgage or rent payment as outbreak roils economy


The Report Card is a valuable tool for parents both as a source of objective data that they use when they are choosing a school for their children

Squaring the Circle: Adopting UNDRIP in Canada

• Federal – Global Affairs Canada’s Mission Cultural Fund
• Provincial – Yukon Department of Tourism’s gold in the creek campaign
• Municipal – Toronto’s Euchregate
• Lifetime Achievement – Ex-mayor of Montreal Michael Applebaum

Ottawa’s carbon tax dealt a huge blow in Alberta By Aaron Wudrick and Franco Terrazzano, Canadian Taxpayers Federation | March 2, 2020
The Alberta victory gives new hope that the Supreme Court will strike down the carbon tax and start making life a little easier for taxpayers

The Budget That Changed Canada

Geologic attractiveness (minerals and metals) and government policies that encourage or deter exploration and investment

Taxpayers Federation celebrates Alberta carbon tax court decision By -- Franco Terrazzano, CTF Alberta Director | February 24, 2020
Ottawa’s carbon tax is unconstitutional: Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act intrudes on provincial jurisdiction

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"Instead of asking for more money, teachers' union bosses ought to explain why $300,000 per classroom every year isn't enough. A lack of funding isn't the problem."


Celebrate Bombardier’s evolution By -- Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director | February 19, 2020
Bombardier is poised to become a viable company that actually bears its own risks. That's something to be celebrated, not lamented

Tens of millions of dollars are being lost daily


Interest Costs and their Growing Burden on Canadians