Canadian News, Opinion

Will universal daycare come to Ontario? By Arthur Weinreb | January 16, 2018

Universal daycare may become one of the more costly side effects of the government’s large increase in the minimum wage. As always, it will be the taxpayers who get it in the end

Opioids in Canada: One-in-eight have family or close friends who faced addiction By Angus Reid Institute | January 11, 2018

Nearly 20 per cent of Canadians say they themselves have been prescribed opioids in the last five years

CPP tax increase and Ottawa’s income tax changes mean higher taxes for virtually every Canadia By Fraser Institute | January 11, 2018

The Effect on Canadian Families of Changes to Federal Income Tax and CPP Payroll Tax

Mayor needs to make sure taxpayers aren’t stuck with union bills By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Todd MacKay – CTF Prairie Director | January 11, 2018

60 per cent of United Fire Fighters president Alex Forrest’s $116,000 salary is paid by the City of Winnipeg

Canada’s biggest cities much less dense than other major U.S., international urban centres By Fraser Institute | January 9, 2018

Room To Grow: Comparing Urban Density in Canada and Abroad

How Tim Horton’s Blew it Bigtime! By Arthur Weinreb | January 9, 2018

Not only did it damage the Tim Hortons brand but it gave Wynne the opportunity to carry the message to low information voters about how greedy and uncaring business is

COVER-UP OF RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN HIGH RIVER FORCED ENTRIES By Dennis R. Young | January 4, 2018

Ottawa and Alberta governments are using solicitor-client privilege to hide the truth about RCMP rights violations after 2013 flood in High River

Ontario wishes you a merry Christmas and a petty new tax year By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | January 4, 2018

it's a death by a thousand cuts of fee increases in just about every area of life

Manitobans don’t want a carbon tax By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Todd MacKay – CTF Prairie Director | January 3, 2018

Top business leaders—like top athletes, musicians, actors—highly sought after, very well By Fraser Institute | January 3, 2018

CEO to Worker Pay: A Broader Examination

Trump tax cuts could spell trouble for Canada By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director | January 2, 2018

Simply put, Canada's current tax policy leaves us as sitting economic ducks

CTF Releases New Year’s Tax Changes for 2018 By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director | December 27, 2017

• Quebec’s lowest income tax bracket drops from 16% to 15%
• Federal small business tax rate drops to 10% from 10.5%
• British Columbia cuts Medical Services Premium in half and hikes taxes on high income earners
• Bracket creep rem

Manitobans oppose carbon taxes - survey By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Todd MacKay – CTF Prairie Director | December 21, 2017

“Premier Pallister has utterly failed to convince his own supporters that a carbon tax is a good idea,”

Terminate the Damaging Green Energy Agreement on Schedule By News on the Net | December 21, 2017

The Liberal Party has done irreparable harm to the people of Ontario by locking us into excessive and non-competitive electricity supplies

Actually, Minister Joly got it right with Netflix By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director | December 21, 2017

For too long, self-appointed champions of Canadian culture have subsisted on handouts from Canadian taxpayers,

Mid-year budget update shows progress By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Todd MacKay – CTF Prairie Director | December 21, 2017

But more work needed as interest on debt is $981 million

Eastern Ontario hospitals see climbing electricity costs By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | December 19, 2017

Ontario has seen dramatic increases to the cost of electricity, with bills for residential consumers more than doubling in the last decade

Canadian Taxpayers Federation reacts to Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative By Canadian Taxpayers Federation | December 18, 2017

If this government wants to support innovation, it should stop distorting the marketplace and focus on creating an attractive business environment for all, not just companies deemed worthy of a handout.

Nipigon District Hospital faced with spiraling electricity costs By Canadian Taxpayers Federation | December 14, 2017

The electricity bills for Nipigon District Hospital have increased by 73 per cent over five years

Amount Canadians donate to charity at a 10-year low By Fraser Institute | December 13, 2017

Generosity in Canada and the United States: The 2017 Generosity Index

Ross Memorial Hospital in Kawartha Lakes sees dramatic increase to electricity bills By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | December 12, 2017

• The electricity bill for Ross Memorial Hospital has increased by $285,718 over five-year period
• Electricity bills have grown by 42 per cent for the hospital

Dryden Regional Health Centre copes with spike in electricity bills By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | December 11, 2017

• The electricity bill for Dryden Regional Hospital has increased by $136,174 over five-year period
• Electricity bills have grown by 43.9 per cent for the hospital

West Parry Sound Health Centre coping with sky high electricity bills By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | December 11, 2017

• Electricity bill for West Parry Sound Health Centre has increased by $367,824 over six-year period
• Electricity bills have grown by 43 per cent for the hospital

Ontario elementary school rankings, spotlights schools that overcome special needs challenges By Fraser Institute | December 10, 2017

Unwelcome Report Sure To Make Government Employees Uncomfortable By Randy Hillier | December 7, 2017

"What we see here is a blatant disregard for the public purse and the well-being of the people of Ontario"

West Parry Sound Health Centre coping with sky high electricity bills By Canadian Taxpayers Federation | December 7, 2017

• The electricity bill for West Parry Sound Health Centre has increased by $367,824 over six-year period
• Electricity bills have grown by 43 per cent for the hospital

Taxpayers Federation calls on Ontario government to take action based on Auditor General’s report By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | December 7, 2017

• Auditor General found tens of millions in potential savings in the electricity sector
• Report shows high cost of provincially owned government buildings sitting vacant, spike in teacher absenteeism, and money being wasted on partisan govt.

Canada’s health-care wait times hit new record—21.2 weeks By Fraser Institute | December 7, 2017

Waiting Your Turn: Wait Times for Health Care in Canada, 2017

Canadian Taxpayers Federation launches campaign to end federal tax grab on liquor By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Aaron Wudrick, CTF Federal Director | December 4, 2017

• No Escalator Tax campaign opposes federal government automatically raising taxes on beer, wine and spirits each year
• Automatic tax hikes undermine political accountability and set a troubling precedent for tax policy

Haliburton Highlands Health Services sees electricity costs spike even as use stays the same By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | December 4, 2017

• The electricity bill for Haliburton Highlands Health Services has increased by $244,928 over five-year period
• Electricity bills have grown by 71.9 per cent for the hospital, even as actual electricity use remains the same