Canadian News & Opinion
Aboriginals need help that works
By Colin Alexander | February 16, 2018
Legislation doesn't do it
20th annual CTF Teddy Awards for government waste
By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Aaron Wudrick, CTF Federal Director | February 14, 2018
• Federal - Heritage Canada--$8.2 million Canada 150 Parliament Hill rink
• Provincial - Ontario’s $39 billion Fair Hydro Plan
• Municipal - Montreal--$34 million Formula E subsidy
• Lifetime Achievement - Calgary’s art program
• Provincial - Ontario’s $39 billion Fair Hydro Plan
• Municipal - Montreal--$34 million Formula E subsidy
• Lifetime Achievement - Calgary’s art program
Piers Morgan: Canada’s Leader of the Unofficial Opposition
By Arthur Weinreb | February 12, 2018
Thank you, Piers for doing the job the opposition should have done.
Ontario PC leadership candidates sign CTF ‘No Carbon Tax’ pledge
By Canadian Taxpayers Federation | February 11, 2018
All three candidates promise in writing to eliminate cap-and-trade and oppose a federal carbon tax
How are Canadians at risk from counterfeit pharmaceuticals?
By Fraser Institute | February 8, 2018
Pharmaceutical Counterfeiting: Endangering Public Health, Society, and the Economy
PCs need to dump the ‘People’s Guarantee’
By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | February 8, 2018
The next Ontario PC leader has no choice but to fight carbon taxes
By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | February 8, 2018
Time to retire pre-retirement bonuses
By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Todd MacKay – CTF Prairie Director | February 7, 2018
The inescapable reality is that ending the pre-retirement bonus benefit is a relatively small sacrifice in the grand scheme of the work needed to make Manitoba’s healthcare system sustainable.
Repeating Past Mistakes? Spending Restraint Critical for Ontario’s Fiscal Health
Grassroots First Nations people need accountability protections
By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Todd MacKay – CTF and Harrison Thunderchild (Elder) | February 6, 2018
The federal government stopped enforcing The First Nations Financial Transparency Act.
Moderated by former Canadian Ambassador to the US Frank McKenna
Trudeau compares ISIS fighters to Greek, Italian, Portuguese immigrants
By Arthur Weinreb | February 4, 2018
Trudeau’s stupidity can excuse a lot of things he does and says but he should not be let off the hook for this one
Why Doug Ford Has a Great Shot to Win the Ontario PC Leadership
By Mitch Wolfe | February 4, 2018
Interestingly, one of Doug Ford’s campaign slogans is “Let’s Make Ontario Great Again. #MOGA
Federal Deficits and Recession: What Could Happen
New MLI study: Straightened Up and Flying Right: Canadian Courts Offer Renewed Support of IP Rights
CTF releases federal pre-budget submission
By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director | February 1, 2018
Balanced budget, debt reduction, axing carbon tax, ending corporate welfare among CTF recommendations
Hundreds of Christian organizations and thousands of Christian students will lose funding for this year's summer jobs
The role of the media in the demise of Patrick Brown
By Arthur Weinreb | January 29, 2018
Blame the media, not the women
The Rapid Fall of Pat Brown and the Sudden Rise of Princess Caroline Mulroney
By Mitch Wolfe | January 28, 2018
#MeToo strikes again. No due process. No presumption of innocence. But this is hard-nosed, down and dirty politics
Patrick Brown Resigns – Trillium Party Popularity Continues to Rise
By News on the Net | January 26, 2018
Trillium Party concerned about damaged political world in Ontario
Canada falls out of top 10 freest countries, U.S. up seven spots to 17th
By Fraser Institute | January 25, 2018
“The evidence is clear—when people are free, they have much greater opportunity to prosper”
Justin Trudeau: Maybe he is just really, really stupid
By Arthur Weinreb | January 24, 2018
It is much easier to label Trudeau as a liar with evil intentions. But like the child he appears to be, his words and actions can simply arise from a person who is not intelligent enough to do the job he has been elected to do
Canada has almost 20 per cent fewer doctors per capita than OECD average
By Fraser Institute | January 18, 2018
The Supply of Physicians in Canada: Projections and Assessment
“Pointing to a falling unemployment rate as a sign of positive economic performance could be misleading.”
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
Nearly 20 per cent of Canadians say they themselves have been prescribed opioids in the last five years
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
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