OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation released estimates showing how much it could cost to delay the next election by a week and trigger the pension eligibility for members of Parliament elected in 2019.
OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on members of Parliament to vote in favour of today’s motion to cancel the April 1 carbon tax increase.
“MPs must prove they are sticking up for their constituents by voting today to cancel the carbon tax hike,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director. “Canadians overwhelmingly oppose the carbon tax hike and now the question is: will their MPs stand with them?”
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation gave out $14.9 million in bonuses in 2023, according to access-to-information records obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
This comes on the heels of a CBC announcement in December 2023, just weeks before Christmas, that the public broadcaster was planning to lay off hundreds of employees.
OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation released Leger polling showing 69 per cent of Canadians oppose the federal carbon tax hike on April 1.
“The poll is clear: the vast majority of Canadians, across every province and all demographics, oppose the upcoming federal carbon tax hike,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director. “Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should listen to Canadians and stop hiking his carbon tax.”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s three-day cabinet retreat in Hamilton last year cost taxpayers more than $305,000, according to access-to-information records obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
This pushes the total cost for Trudeau’s three “affordability” retreats, held over the course of a single year from September 2022 to August 2023, north of $1 million.
OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is criticizing the federal government for rebranding its carbon tax rebate instead of providing relief by scrapping the tax altogether.
“Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax rebrand is just lipstick on a pig,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director. “Canadians need tax relief, not a snappy new slogan that won’t do anything to make life more affordable.”
OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on members of Parliament to pass the original Bill C-234 following Parliamentary Budget Officer reports showing the Senate’s amendments would cost farmers $910 million by 2030.
OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation demands accountability for the executives working on ArriveCAN following today’s scathing Auditor General report.
Federal health executives responsible for the ArriveCAN app received $340,000 in bonuses, according to government records obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
“The government executives involved with ArriveCAN should be getting pink slips, not bonuses,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director. “This is the ultimate example of failing government executives being rewarded with taxpayer-funded bonuses.”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s three-day cabinet retreat to Prince Edward Island last summer cost taxpayers at least $412,000, according to government records obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
Figures contained within online proactive disclosures, discovered by the National Post, increased the total cost of the cabinet retreat to $485,196.
OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation calls on CBC President Catherine Tait to commit to ending bonuses at the public broadcaster during her committee appearance today.
“You should go after the fat cats before you go after the little cats,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director. “What kind of message is Tait sending if she isn’t willing to end taxpayer-funded bonuses while laying off hundreds of staff and begging for even bigger subsidies from taxpayers?”
Executive compensation in the federal government spiked by more than half-a-billion dollars since 2015, according to access-to-information records obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
From 2015 to 2022, executive compensation across federal departments and agencies rose from $1.38 billion to $1.95 billion – an increase of 41 per cent. Meanwhile, the number of federal executives grew from 7,138 to 9,371 – an increase of 31 per cent.
Inflation increased by 19.4 per cent between 2015 and 2022, according to Statistics Canada data.
OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on the federal government to balance the budget following today’s Statistics Canada report showing interest charges increased by 37 per cent over the year.
CALGARY, AB: CBC President and CEO Catherine Tait tops the Taxpayer Naughty List for announcing hundreds of layoffs weeks before Christmas without cancelling bonuses for executives.
“It takes a special type of Scrooge to lay off hundreds of employees weeks before the holidays and not be willing to give up your own bonus, but that’s exactly what taxpayers heard from CBC big shots,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director. “Meanwhile, Senator Pierre Dalphond delayed and watered-down carbon tax relief for farmers and now Santa’s furious because the bills for his candy cane farm and reindeer barn are through the chimney.”
OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation released its annual New Year’s Tax Changes report today to highlight major tax changes in 2024.
“Tax hikes will give Canadians a hangover in the new year,” said Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director of the CTF. “Canadians need help with the rising cost of living, but the feds will be reaching deeper into our pockets with major tax hikes in 2024.”
OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on the federal government to reduce spending following today’s Parliamentary Budget Officer Report forecasting a $48.5 billion deficit.
“The PBO report once again proves this government is not serious about reining in its overspending,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director. “The deficit is ballooning and this government has no idea how to balance a budget.”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Canadian delegation to King Charles III’s coronation racked up $534,675 in expenses during the three-day trip.
Final costs are expected to rise even higher as expenses are still being processed, according to access-to-information records obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation released Leger polling showing 63 per cent of Ontarians want the carbon tax removed from everyone’s home heating bills.
“The vast majority of Ontarians don’t think the government should be taxing people for heating their homes,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director. “The only thing in the way is the fact that Liberal MPs are too chicken to stand up to the prime minister and stick up for their constituents.”