Canadian News, Opinion

Open Letter to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne By | January 4, 2017
Re: Cap & Trade
British PM May’s Big Blunder- Or How Not To Make Britain- Great Britain Again By | January 2, 2017
So why in the name of Queen Elizabeth II, did May dump on pro Brexit Trump and suck up to lame duck anti-Brexit Obama?
Ontario’s Carbon Tax Takes Effect Tomorrow – CTF Calls on Government to Reverse Course By Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | December 31, 2016

The new tax will increase cost of home heating, gasoline, electricity and all manufactured or transported products
• Billions in revenue from the new tax will be sent to Quebec and California, for negligible emission reductions in Ontario

CTF Releases New Year’s Tax Changes for 2017 By Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director | December 28, 2016
Manitobans finally free from bracket creep By --Todd MacKay – CTF Prairie Director | December 28, 2016
Bracket creep happens when people get cost-of-living increases in their incomes and then get bumped into higher tax brackets
Static economy due to meddling by Big Government By | December 26, 2016
Growing Manitoba city proves capitalism always trumps socialism
Pallister plays Robin to Wall’s Batman in the fight against carbon taxes By -- Todd MacKay, Prairie Director, CTF | December 22, 2016
Justin Trudeau's carbon tax scheme
As the world turns against the elites, politicians become more elitist By | December 20, 2016
It is only a matter of time before these politicians realize what their inferior subjects think of them. Canada lags behind the U.S. but hopefully it will only be a matter of time
Lawyer predicts all Syrian Muslim migrants will gravitate to cities with large Islamic populations By | December 20, 2016
Sponsored Syrian refugee family leaves small Canadian island after short stay
Charitable giving in Canada hits 10-year low By | December 15, 2016
Many Canadians may be surprised to learn we are far less generous than Americans when it comes to charitable giving, and that's been the case for many years
Ontario Desperately Needs a Realistic Plan to Curb Spending By -- Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | December 14, 2016
Government must focus on debt reduction, and develop a realistic plan for balancing the budget that is long term and sustainable, and does not rely on the one-time sale of assets
Business Tax Burdens by Major City: 2016 Report Card By | December 13, 2016
“Cities should closely monitor their tax competitiveness. Heavy business tax burdens reduce potential returns, driving investment away to other jurisdictions.”
Many Government Apps Have High Price Tag and Few Downloads By -- Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director | December 12, 2016
Several apps downloaded less than a thousand times
Time to Question Government-Subsidized Culture By -- Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director | December 9, 2016
Whether a "Netflix tax" or an ISP tax, the unstated assumptions are the same: we absolutely must have government directing the creation of official Canadian content; Canadian taxpayers must be forced to pay for it
Elementary, dear Watson! By | December 9, 2016
Google’s Interest in the Case
Conservative politicians wimp out after chants of “lock her up” at Alberta rally By | December 9, 2016
It was shameful to see so many CPC politicians dump on their base, call them dictators and idiots because that is what the media wants them to do
Government employees in Canada get 10.6 per cent higher pay than comparable private-sector workers By | December 8, 2016
Pensions • Early Retirement • Job Security • Personal Leave
Alberta increasingly unattractive for oil and gas investment, according to annual global survey By | December 6, 2016
2016 Global Petroleum Survey
CBC airs anti-white rap video By | December 6, 2016
The CBC owes an apology to Canadians for the video but that is about as likely as Obama expressing condolences over the death of an on-duty police officer. It ain’t going to happen
Lessons from Australia - Carbon Tax Failure By Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation | December 5, 2016
Australian Carbon Tax Repealed After Two Years (2012-14)
Commie Jeep hauling Castro ashes breaks down By | December 5, 2016
The Russian-made Jeep bearing the cremated remains of dead Communist dictator Fidel Castro broke down
We All Pay the Price for Runaway Political Correctness By --Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | December 3, 2016
Free speech is under fire on Canadian campuses. And it's happening on campuses all over Canada
Trudeau’s praise of Castro shows he has no values By | December 3, 2016
Justin Trudeau is one sick puppy. But he has nice hair
Cap and Fail - Auditor General Slams Government’s Carbon Tax Scheme By Christine Van Geyn, Ontario Director | December 2, 2016
When consumers' bills suddenly jump in 2017, the government doesn't want to identified as the culprit
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19 year old conservative sworn in as legislator By | December 1, 2016
Homeschooled, conservative, pro-life -- he's the Left's worst nightmare
Ontarians outside Greater Toronto and Golden Horseshoe still hurting economically By | December 1, 2016
The Five Solitudes of Ontario: A Regional Analysis of Labour Market Performance in Post-Recession Ontario
Canada sixth freest country in the world, United States drops to 23rd By | November 29, 2016
Last year, the U.S. ranked 20th
Ontarians will be forced to pay for imaginary ‘credits’ just so the government can feel good By -- Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | November 29, 2016
But despite not achieving anything for the climate, cap and trade will make things in the province more expensive
Embarrassed to be a Canadian By | November 28, 2016
Trudeau is a disgusting piece of work and his statement of the death of his beloved friend Fidel merely enforced that
Tory Toll on Gardiner and Don Valley Will Add to Gridlock and Hurt Commuters By Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | November 24, 2016
• In a policy reversal, Tory now plans to make a pitch to apply a $2 toll to the Gardiner and DVP
• Plan would require provincial approval from Premier Wynne