Canadian News & Opinion

Canada only country in G7 not raising retirement age; adds significant costs for government By Fraser Institute | November 25, 2017

Age of Eligibility for Public Retirement Programs in the OECD

Glengarry Memorial Hospital forced to cope with skyrocketing electricity bills By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | November 24, 2017

• The electricity bill for Glengarry Memorial Hospital has increased by $100,383 over five-year period
• Electricity bills have grown by 58.3 per cent for the hospital

In the face of new advertising laws, political free speech needs an advocate By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | November 24, 2017

It's time for an advocate to strike the legislation down, so that citizens can exercise their right to express political thought and opinion in a free and democratic society

Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare faced with rapidly rising electricity costs By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | November 24, 2017

• The electricity bill for Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare has increased by $265,462 over five-year period
• Electricity bills have grown by 32.1 per cent for the hospital

Renfrew Victoria Hospital forced to cope with spiraling electricity costs By Canadian Taxpayers Federation | November 22, 2017

• Electricity bills have grown by 42 per cent for the hospital
• The electricity bill for Renfrew Victoria Hospital has increased by $139,964 over six-year period

Trudeau Liberals plan to give China $500 Million to build infrastructure in Asia By News on the Net | November 22, 2017

Canadian Taxpayers paying to build pipelines in China

First Nations Activist Launches Court Application Demanding Transparency By Canadian Taxpayers Federation | November 21, 2017

Taxpayers Federation co-applicants in second citizen-initiated First Nations Financial Transparency Act application

First Nations generating billions in revenue, often from sources other than natural resources By Fraser Institute | November 21, 2017

Bending the Curve: Recent Developments in Government Spending on First Nations

Liberals Expose Authoritarian Nature, Subvert Due Process By Randy Hillier | November 21, 2017

Cannabis legislation, Bill 174: Government had no intention of having an honest and proper debate on this legislation

Pembroke Hospital grapples with rising electricity bills By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | November 21, 2017

• The electricity bill for Pembroke Regional Hospital has increased by $398,643 over five-year period
• Electricity bills have grown by 58.8 per cent for the hospital

Lakeridge Health faces steep increases to electricity bills By Canadian Taxpayers Federation | November 20, 2017

• Electricity bill for the hospitals that make up Lakeridge Health have increased by $1,071,831 over six-year period
• Electricity bills have grown by 32.5 per cent

Manitoba’s environmental performance strong without a carbon tax By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Todd MacKay – CTF Prairie Director | November 20, 2017

There’s a real risk Manitobans won’t get the benefits Premier Pallister is promising

Taxpayers take a bath with Marine Atlantic By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director | November 20, 2017

How big is the subsidy? To the tune of $338 million in 2015-16

Cambridge Memorial Hospital copes with rising electricity bills despite falling usage By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | November 20, 2017

• Electricity bill for the hospital has increased by $669,739 over six-year period, despite a 6.7 per cent usage reduction
• Electricity bills have grown by 92 per cent for the hospital

Manitoba already beating BC and Canada without carbon tax By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Todd MacKay – CTF Prairie Director | November 20, 2017

Keeping Score: Measuring Manitoba’s Environmental Performance

The Lowdown On Getting High In Canada By Rick Mills | November 17, 2017

Legal Marijuana: 600 tonnes of marijuana a year up for grabs as Canada moves to legalize weed

Sweet Nothing: Fat and Sugar Taxes Don’t Reduce Obesity By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Aaron Wudrick, CTF Federal Director | November 16, 2017

• New CTF study surveys the impact of fat and sugar taxes in various jurisdictions
• Chicago recently repealed two-month old soda tax due to overwhelming opposition

Bluewater Health in Sarnia copes with quickly rising electricity costs By Canadian Taxpayers Federation | November 16, 2017

•The electricity bill for the hospital has increased by $851,164 over five year period
• Electricity bills have grown by 40.36 per cent for the hospital

Provincial climate plans will cost billions with likely little environmental benefit By Fraser Institute | November 16, 2017

Canada’s Climate Action Plans: Are they cost-effective?

Hanover District Hospital sees electricity bill increase dramatically By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | November 15, 2017

• The electricity bill for the hospital has increased by $115,668 over five-year period
• Electricity bills have grown by 56.2 per cent for the hospital

Brockville General Hospital copes with rising electricity bills despite falling usage By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | November 14, 2017

• The electricity bill for the hospital has increased by $368,907 over five-year period, despite a usage reduction
• Electricity bills have grown by 48 per cent for the hospital

Collinwood General & Marine Hospital faced with rising electricity bills By Canada Free Press -- Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | November 13, 2017

• The electricity bill for the hospital has increased by $165,040 over five-year period
• Electricity bills have grown by 38 per cent for the hospital

MPP Hillier, PC Attorney General Critic, Calls for Break Up of Bill 174 Over Abuse of Process By Randy Hillier | November 10, 2017

St Mary’s Hospital in Kitchener faces higher electricity bills despite declining consumption By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | November 9, 2017

• The electricity bill for the hospital has increased by $316,903 over the last four years, even though consumption fell
• Electricity bills have grown by 26 per cent for the facility

Why Trudeau’s Playpen Politics is Actually Good for Canada By Gerry Nicholls | November 9, 2017

Would you rather he destroy Alberta’s Economy?

More than 60 per cent of lower-income families in Canada now paying higher federal income taxes By Fraser Institute | November 8, 2017

Effect of Federal Income Tax Changes on Canadian Families Who Are in the Bottom 20 Percent of Earners

Hotel Dieu Shaver Health and Rehab in St Catharines sees electricity costs more than double By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | November 8, 2017

• The electricity bill for the hospital has increased by $201,563 over six year period
• Electricity bills have grown by 68 per cent

Headwaters Health in Orangeville faced with skyrocketing electricity bills By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | November 7, 2017

• The electricity bill for the hospital has increased by $245,415 over five year period
• Electricity bills have grown by 51 per cent for the hospital

Pallister makes a bad carbon tax bet By Canadian Taxpayers Federation -- Todd MacKay – CTF Prairie Director | November 6, 2017

Practically, losing the bet could cost Manitobans more than $200 million in higher-than-required carbon taxes that don't result in any savings from Ottawa

Guelph General Hospital electricity bills continue to grow By Canadian Taxpayers Federation | November 6, 2017

• The electricity bill for the hospital has increased by $378,438 over five year period
• Electricity bills have increased by 35 per cent