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MP pay increasing between $7,900 and $15,800 in 2025 By Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director | February 12, 2025
Canadians need MPs who will be champions for taxpayers and demand an end to these pay raises, because when politicians pad their pockets, bureaucrats demand more money too

Tariffs--the rules of engagement are--keep your mouth shut until you actually have a plan and can implement

Rapid Decarbonization of Electricity and Future Supply Constraints

This historic case could determine the scope of a Prime Minister’s power to advise a Governor General to prorogue Parliament.

While it’s clear Canada is on the cusp of a Conservative renewal, a progressive renewal may follow in the receding tide. Canadian politics is about to get even more interesting

Let’s calm down and listen to Danielle Smith. She is the adult in the room on this one. Beefing up our border security and military, and properly defending our north — Trump’s biggest demands — are things we should have done long ago anyway.

Canada faces a national identity crisis. Unity, rooted in shared values, is the key to a strong and independent nation

Manitoba should finally consider putting everything into building northern ports and corridors. If we do not move closer to the speed of business, we will miss this historic chance

The idea of a trade war with the United States is reckless when Canada’s government is in stasis and already mired in the economic problems it created

So, buckle up… A new playing field and a new world is arising, good or bad, and we all need to get ready…

Canada couldn’t afford the capital gains tax hike before and we definitely can’t afford the $90-billion hole it will blow through Canada’s economy now

Now that’s the real problem – not tariffs, but those who are saying they run this Nation

“Truth: Mass Grave Hoax. Reconciliation: Redeem Sir John A’s Integrity.”

Marc Patrone and Veso Sobot talk tariffs and the coming deadline:

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Question for Carney: How much will gas prices go down? By Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director | January 31, 2025
“Canadians can’t afford to pay a carbon tax by another name, Canadians want the carbon tax completely scrapped.”

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Cap gains pause must be permanent: Taxpayers By Devin Drover, Atlantic Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation | January 31, 2025
"This is a win for taxpayers who should never be forced by unelected bureaucrats to pay a tax that was never properly enacted"

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Poll shows Canadians want Liberal leader to oppose carbon tax By Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director | January 31, 2025
Canadians shouldn’t have to pay the carbon tax on one more home heating bill or one more trip to the gas station

Reconciliation can only be achieved when indigenous and non-indigenous people respect and trust each other, and when reciprocity is embedded in the calls to action

Thus far, Canadians have shown little appetite, whether at federal, provincial or municipal levels, to mandate costlier higher fire-resistance standards in home building and other construction

Canada’s Path to Net Zero by 2050: Darkness at the End of the Tunnel

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Nearly two-thirds of Canadians want carbon tax suspended By Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director | January 30, 2025
The government must do the right thing and scrap the carbon tax now

The Task Force urges Alberta to "allow healthcare professionals to prescribe treatments in their patients' best interest and ensure access to therapies with established safety records."

So, who has actually started this “trade war”? It would seem, based on the time-line and the events that have taken place, it would be Justin Trudeau, now, doesn’t it???

Detective Helen Grus charged with “discreditable conduct” for beginning an “unauthorized investigation”

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money, equality, indigenous, Endless dependency, rampant sexual abuse, transparently fraudulent reconciliation, too many indigenous people will never have a chance to achieve their deservedly equal place in Canadian society

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Taxpayers launching court fight against undemocratic capital gains tax hike By Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director, CTF & Devin Drover General Coun. | January 24, 2025
We’re not going to let unelected bureaucrats take more money from Canadians through this illegal tax grab.

If the borders aren’t secure; if fentanyl is crossing as described in Cooper’s book; same for human trafficking--we will always have the tariffs…

Cut Overnight Rate to 3.00 Percent Next Week and 2.75 Percent by July

After Action Review of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Lessons Learned and a Path Forward

Just Tell Them: The Power of Explanations and Explicit Teaching by Zach Groshell