Canadian News, Opinion

Taxpayers Federation Marks Milestone $300 billion Ontario Debt by Bringing Debt Clock to Wynne By --Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | July 25, 2016
• Ontario is the most indebted province in absolute terms • Ontario debt has doubled in the last nine years
When measuring inequality, it’s crucial to understand how income and wealth are earned By | July 21, 2016
How Income and Wealth are “Earned” Matters in Understanding Inequality
Say no to a New Home Tax By --Todd MacKay, Prairie Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation | July 19, 2016
City hall thinks taxpayers can always find ways to trim their family budgets in order to pay new taxes. But city hall seems to think that trimming its own budget is an absolute impossibility
84 killed in France and Justin Trudeau goes tweet tweet tweet By | July 17, 2016
Justin Trudeau is completely satisfied to tweet out his shock and utter vague generalities about fighting terrorism. He won’t even recognize who the terrorists are even after they win
Carbon taxes in Ontario By | July 14, 2016
Ontarians must tighten their financial belts, but then, this is not about saving the environment - this is all about "Cash and Control" and nothing else
Prison Guard Wage Arbitration Reveals Broken System By -- Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | July 14, 2016
Wynne needs to stop opening up the arbitration system to more and more groups, and muster the political will to tackle unsustainable union demands head-on
CPP expansion will do little to boost rate of return, particularly for younger Canadians By | July 14, 2016
Rate of return for expanded CPP remains meagre
Hillier Calls for the End of Cash-for-Access and Big Money in Politics By | July 12, 2016
Bill 201 - Election Finances Statute Law Amendment Act
Trudeau at Auschwitz:  The Achilles Heel of Multiculturalism By | July 12, 2016
After Auschwitz, multiculturalism and moral relativism, are obscene -- Inclusive diversity is a weak substitute, and sometimes it takes a visit to Auschwitz to understand why
Outdated, uncompetitive regulations limiting patient access, stunting investment in cutting-edge By | July 12, 2016
The Biologics Revolution in the Production of Drugs
Municipal land-use regulation impacting housing affordability in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary By | July 7, 2016
he Impact of Land-Use Regulation on Housing Supply in Canada
Don’t Trust Premier Kathleen Wynne to Reveal the True Cost of the ORPP By -- Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | June 30, 2016
How much taxpayer money was wasted on this unnecessary, badly designed, and heavily staffed and advertised boondoggle
Religious and specialty schools—not elite prep schools—dominate independent school lands By | June 29, 2016
A Diverse Landscape: Independent Schools in Canada
Quebec has lost almost 600,000 people since 1971 By | June 28, 2016
Interprovincial Migration in Canada: Quebeckers Vote with Their Feet
Without approval via referendum, changes to Canada’s electoral system might be unconstitutiona By | June 21, 2016
The Imperative of a Referendum
Price of Wine Increases in Ontario Today By | June 20, 2016
The LCBO wine markup tax is increasing by 2 per cent today – the first of four tax hikes on wine
Case for CPP expansion rests on five common myths By | June 16, 2016
Five Myths behind the Push to Expand the Canada Pension Plan
The European Union Cookie Monster—Out to Get You! By | June 14, 2016
Cookie law enforcement unit
Canadian politicians’ reactions to Orlando terrorist attack By | June 13, 2016
Conservatives who are dumping on Obama and Trudeau for not attributing the Orlando terrorist attack to radical Islam, should take a real close look at their leaders. All of them
Bestiality decision the fault of Parliament, not judges By | June 12, 2016
If the government could get unanimous consent like they do when they pass pay increases for MPs, the law could be changed in 15 minutes.
Kathleen’s Kooky Climate Change Plan By --Christine Van Geyn | June 9, 2016
Someone is going to have to pay for all the promises in Kathleen’s kooky climate change plan when she’s faced with the shortfall, and you can bet your next hydro bill that it’s going to be you
Taxpayers Federation Calls Pan Am Executives to Repay $5.7 Million in Bonuses in Wake of Auditor Gen By Christine Van Geyn | June 9, 2016
The Auditor General found that the games were $342 million over budget, but Pan Am executives still got performance bonuses
Saskatchewan, Quebec top Canadian jurisdiction for mining investment; Canada slips in global ranking By | June 9, 2016
Survey of Mining Companies, 2015
Taxpayers Federation Slams Wynne’s $8.3 Billion Green Spending Scheme By --Christine Van Geyn | June 8, 2016
Climate Change Action Plan will drive up the cost of housing, fuel, and commits billions in new spending based on questionable revenue projections
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June 7 is Tax Freedom Day, when Canadians start working for themselves and not government By Aanand Radia | June 7, 2016
While Tax Freedom Day comes two days earlier this year than in 2015, it’s not because of any major tax reductions.
Premier Wynne is Fear Mongering on the Taxpayers’ Dime By --Christine Van Geyn | June 6, 2016
Ontario once proudly led Canada as the sole province where government advertising was subject to third-party oversight to prevent the kinds of waste that was seen at the Federal level.
A budget of good intentions By --Todd MacKay | June 3, 2016
The Manitoba government now recognizes chronic deficits are a problem. It is taking steps, however tentative, to address the growing danger of runaway debt.
Taxpayers Federation Calls on Wynne and Tory Not to Implement Toronto Hotel Tax By Christine Van Geyn, CTF Ontario Director | June 2, 2016
Premier Wynne has agreed to a request by Toronto Mayor John Tory to levy hotel tax
Expanding the CPP will not help Canada’s most financially vulnerable seniors By | June 2, 2016
Need to discuss reforms to programs targeting low-income seniors—not the CPP
Life is precious and is not just another commodity By | May 31, 2016
Canada needs to heed the warning of Belgium and other European states and follow the example of Britain and the majority of American states in rejecting this evil