Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Most Recent Articles by Canadian Taxpayers Federation:
Ontario can’t afford to capitulate (further) to teachers’ unions
January 7, 2020
The more we pay teachers, the bigger class sizes will be. Unions won’t acknowledge this trade-off, so let’s hope taxpayers will
What Ottawa gives other governments take away
December 30, 2019
It's encouraging that the Trudeau Liberals made a tax cut their first order of business after being re-elected
CTF Releases New Year’s Tax Changes for 2020
December 27, 2019
• Increase in basic personal amount will give most income earners a $138 tax reduction
• The increase in Canada Pension Plan premiums will cost up to an additional $97 per year
• Bracket creep remains a problem in several provinces
• The increase in Canada Pension Plan premiums will cost up to an additional $97 per year
• Bracket creep remains a problem in several provinces
“This government needs to get the deficit under control as quickly as possible and put an end to its reckless spending spree”
“Living in Toronto is already unaffordable, yet the mayor is about to take another $6.6 billion out of taxpayers’ pockets”
France’s digital services tax is a cautionary tale for Canada
December 5, 2019
France's DST blunder has given Canada a costless preview of what is in store for us should we choose to go down the same foolish path.
CTF is calling for government-wide wage freezes until the province balances the budget
Successive Ontario governments have spent us into a $350-billion hole
So, the real test for Trudeau on Trans Mountain won't be getting parliamentary support. It will be whether he has the steel to stare down those who would go as far as breaking the law to try to block it
• 94 MPs who did not run for re-election or were defeated on election night will collect a projected $104 million in pensions over their lifetimes, $5.8 million in severance payments
• Pension reforms now see Politicians finally paying more
• Pension reforms now see Politicians finally paying more
Governments of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario are all so furious about the carbon tax that they’re fighting Trudeau in court
Currently, Ontarians pay five different taxes at the pump
Unions unfairly paint Ford as bogeyman in education funding fiasco
October 21, 2019
Looking beyond union rhetoric, it becomes evident that most of the increases to education funding have either gone into the pockets of teachers and staff, or have been carelessly squandered by school boards unwilling to save money
Trudeau has a short memory when it comes to Ontario politics
October 9, 2019
91 per cent of the increase in education spending from 2006 to 2015 went toward compensation
On corporate welfare, Scheer is on the right track
September 27, 2019
Wealth taxes never seem to work out as planned
September 25, 2019
Wealth taxes might sound like low hanging fruit, but don't be fooled. They can trigger problematic responses from the people they target. They're an administrative nightmare. And they just plain don't bring in as much revenue as their proponents hope
• New report suggests annual cost of government pharmacare plan could be $10 billion more than projected
• Analysis suggests existing projections underestimate demand spike for drugs while overestimating single-buyer cost savings
• Analysis suggests existing projections underestimate demand spike for drugs while overestimating single-buyer cost savings
Conservatives get it right with universal tax cut pledge
September 17, 2019
There’s no getting around it: the best way for governments to help Canadians make ends meet is to simply leave more money in their pockets
Taxpayers Federation releases 19 for 2019 federal election wish list
September 5, 2019
Spending and fiscal management, Taxation, Accountability and Transparency
• In 2018, average federal government employee took 12.2 sick days compared to 6.9 days in private sector
• Provincial government employees in Alberta (14.4 days) and Quebec (13 days) have the highest number of government sick days in Canada
• Provincial government employees in Alberta (14.4 days) and Quebec (13 days) have the highest number of government sick days in Canada
Time to tear down 24 Sussex
August 27, 2019
The bottom line is that doing nothing for decades has cost taxpayers a bundle for nothing. It's time to bite the bullet, tear 24 Sussex down, and move on--one way or another
The Trudeau government deserves to be judged for its conduct in the SNC-Lavalin scandal, but punishing it will not fix the system that allowed it to develop in the first place
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is failing grassroots people in First Nations communities by failing to enforce The First Nations Financial Transparency Act