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Imagining campaign rhetoric becoming reality By Todd MacKay | October 20, 2015
There is one element of Mr. Trudeau’s plan that requires no imagination: debt. The Liberals say they will run deficits of up to $10 billion each year for the next three years
CTF Releases Pension and Severance Figures for 2015 Election By Aaron Wudrick | October 20, 2015
Pension reforms which kick in on January 1, 2016 will see MPs and Senators finally paying more towards their own pensions
CTF Releases Final 2015 Election Spending Tracker By Aaron Wudrick | October 15, 2015
Liberal plan to spend an additional $10.1 billion in 2016-17 is the most expensive of the three main parties
Canada could be in for a fundamental transformation By | October 14, 2015
At least Obama has some experience with real life gained as a community organizer on the streets of Chicago. The part time drama teacher has none.
High levels of red tape stifling residential development in Oakville, Oshawa, Toronto and other comm By | October 14, 2015
“There’s a school of thought out there that higher costs and fees are associated with greenfield development
How Thomas Mulcair Lost Quebec Through Political Correctness, Arrogance and Ignorance By | October 13, 2015
Haughty, arrogant Mulcair will go down to horrible defeat in Quebec and in the rest of Canada on Oct.19. Be reduced to third party status in Canada, behind the victorious Conservative and the resurgent federal Liberals
Election media bias is journalistic disgrace By | October 12, 2015
You can bet the farm that the big enviro-foundations are funneling eco-dollars into Liberal coffers.
There’s a new class of politicians and it ain’t pretty By | October 7, 2015
If Johnstone and Tabbara are any indication of the quality of some of the candidates out there, Canada is in for a lot of repeating of history
CTF Fact Check: NDP Lowballs Daycare Plan Costs By Aaron Wudrick | October 7, 2015
Comparison with other provinces also suggests female workforce participation rates may be attributable to other factors
Pension Funds and Retirement Savers Face a Future of Lower Investment Returns By | October 7, 2015
A core issue identified by the authors is whether “Secular Stagnation,” where economic weakness and the inability of low interest rates to boost economic growth is the result of a fundamental change
CTF Slams Corporate Welfare Binge By Aaron Wudrick | October 6, 2015
Government announcement of $4.3 billion compensation to dairy, egg and poultry farmers will come directly out of taxpayer pockets
More students attending independent schools as public school enrolment drops By | October 6, 2015
“While education in public schools is still the dominant form of education in Canada, the data indicates parents are increasingly looking to independent schools for more choice in how their children are educated,”
CTF Study Examines Impact of Personal Income Taxes on NHL Players, Tea By Jeff Bowes | October 5, 2015
Major Penalty for High Taxes:
Taxes factor in attracting top talent on and off the ice By Todd MacKay | October 5, 2015
Tyler Myers' taxes went down by nearly half a million because he moved from Buffalo to Winnipeg.
Why would anyone vote for Justin Trudeau’s Liberals? By | October 2, 2015
The Conservatives have run a successful ad campaign accusing Trudeau of just not being ready but like most political ads, they are not absolutely truthful
Failed government policies ultimate cause of Ontario’s dismal fiscal, economic performance By | October 1, 2015
“Ontario’s government policies mistakenly signal that the public sector, not the private sector, is the engine of economic growth
NDP’s would-be finance minister runs from his prairie record By Todd MacKay | September 29, 2015
Saskatchewan’s GDP grew by about 60 per cent from 2006 to 2011. The province’s corporate tax take soared by nearly 168 per cent during that same period (adjusted for inflation)
UP Express Ticket Price Strategy Reveals Metrolinx Lack of Strategic Vision By Christine Van Geyn | September 28, 2015
Toronto City Council will be voting on a package of rules dealing with ride-sharing on Sept. 30. Here’s hoping that they have more strategic vision about transportation than Metrolinx does.
CTF Releases 2015 Federal Election Spending Tracker By Aaron Wudrick | September 28, 2015
Liberal plan to spend an additional $9.5 billion in 2016-17 is the most expensive of the three main parties
Canada revokes citizenship of convicted terror plotter By | September 27, 2015
Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act: Zakaria Amara is the first person to have his citizenship revoked due to conviction for terrorism, the government promises there will be more. The Conservatives of course have to be re-elected
Changes to Ontario ‘Death Tax’ Puts Additional Burden on Grieving Families By Christine Van Geyn | September 24, 2015
Estate Administration Tax (EAT)
Legal and economic uncertainty stemming from courts’ interpretation of Aboriginal rights in Yu By | September 24, 2015
Serves as a warning for other provinces
Taxpayers Federation: Use Hydro One Sale Cash to Pay Down Debt By Christine Van Geyn | September 18, 2015
Proceeds of sale of Hydro One already dedicated to new spending
What Did Canadians Get For $1 Trillion? By Aaron Wudrick | September 17, 2015
The sad irony is that a trillion dollars would be more than enough to fund the dreams of even the most spendthrift politician – with plenty left over for tax relief
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Canadian TIFF Actors’ Ridiculous Tommie Manifesto By | September 17, 2015
Why Canadian Actors Should Neither Be Seen or Heard Off The Screen
Taxpayers Federation Applauds Mayor Tory’s Decision Not to Bid on 2024 Olympics By Christine Van Geyn | September 15, 2015
Mayor's decision not to bid on Olympics protects taxpayers from billions in cost overruns and an opaque bidding process with little public debate
Canadian Taxpayers Federation Implores John Tory Noy to Make Commitment to Bid on 2024 Olympics By Christine Van Geyn | September 14, 2015
September 15th deadline for Mayor to sign firm committment to bid letter looming, and taxpayers remain in the dark
Canada ranks among top 10 jurisdictions worldwide for economic freedom By Fred McMahon, Dr. Michael A. Walker | September 14, 2015
“Hong Kong remains number one but because democracy is the best safeguard of freedom, if China, which ranks low in economic freedom, encroaches on Hong Kong, we can expect Hong Kong’s ranking to fall,”
Taxpayers Deserve Transparency in 2024 Olympic Bid Process By Christine Van Geyn | September 11, 2015
Taxpayers shouldn’t fool themselves – the idea that public debate will start after the September 15 bid letter has been filed is a farce.
Exceeding the limit By | September 11, 2015
Thomas Mulcair, Canada’s Socialist party leader who proposes to dispatch military aircraft to “save” the Syrian refugees. That’s akin to the United States lending a few aircraft carriers to Japan in November of 1941