Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Most Recent Articles by Canadian Taxpayers Federation:

We All Pay the Price for Runaway Political Correctness December 3, 2016
Free speech is under fire on Canadian campuses. And it's happening on campuses all over Canada
Cap and Fail - Auditor General Slams Government’s Carbon Tax Scheme December 2, 2016
When consumers' bills suddenly jump in 2017, the government doesn't want to identified as the culprit
Ontarians will be forced to pay for imaginary ‘credits’ just so the government can feel good November 29, 2016
But despite not achieving anything for the climate, cap and trade will make things in the province more expensive
Tory Toll on Gardiner and Don Valley Will Add to Gridlock and Hurt Commuters November 24, 2016
• In a policy reversal, Tory now plans to make a pitch to apply a $2 toll to the Gardiner and DVP
• Plan would require provincial approval from Premier Wynne
Hard for Government to Claim $800Gs Ad Buy Wasn’t Partisan November 24, 2016
Government to spend $70 million on a program that never saw the light of day. Continued spending taxpayer money promoting program after they cancelled it by giving contracts to crony friends, removing the auditor general"s power to stop them
Ontario Government Spent $800,000 on New Advertising for ORPP After Program was Cancelled November 23, 2016
• Government ordered new advertising even after they had cancelled the program
• Ads were produced by the same ad firm that the Ontario Liberal Party hired for their election advertising
With Ontario’s Expenses Rising Faster than Expected, Government Raises Land Transfer Taxes November 14, 2016
• Questioning government’s ability to balance budget
• Modest tax break for first time home buyers financed by tax increases for commercial, other property, outweighed by other policies that make staying in home unaffordable
The Real Threat to Ontario’s Economy Isn’t a President Trump November 13, 2016
The reality is that Ontario's economy is not threatened by Donald Trump--it's under full fledged attack by its own government
The Trudeau Government One Year In: Not So Sunny Ways November 6, 2016
With three years left in their mandate, there’s still time for the Trudeau government to right the fiscal ship, clamp down on waste, and get serious about transparency laws
CTF Calls For Posting Scanned Expense Receipts and Tightened Relocation Reimbursement Guidelines October 27, 2016

• Scanned expense receipts for ministers, MPs, senators and political staff should be posted proactively online
  • Tighter guidelines should be implemented for staff relocation expenses

Taxpayers Federation calls for stable taxes, controlled spending and MLA pension reform October 27, 2016
Multi-billion-dollar pension liabilities need to be addressed and the first step is for MLAs to lead by example and reform their own pension fund
A Carbon Tax Will Cost Canadians Billions. What Will We Get For It? October 24, 2016
Trudeau's decision to tax Canadians into submission is likely to achieve many things: it will strain the budgets of millions of Canadian households; Devastate Canadian businesses; Fill government coffers with billions of dollars s
Taxpayers Federation Calls for Full Accounting of $11.7 Million Spent on Advertising and Consultants October 19, 2016
Ontario Public Accounts reveal $11.7 million of the program's $11.9 million budget was spent on consultants, publications, media and advertising
Taxpayers Federation Launches Campaign to “Stop High Energy Bills” October 17, 2016

StopHighEnergyBills.caEncourages public to take action on government’s interference in electricity sector and cost of planned new tax on home heating and gasoline

Kathleen Wynne Blames Your Family For Costly New Tax October 13, 2016
Kathleen Wynne has mismanaged the economy, the electricity system, the provincial budget and can't afford to keep the government running
Don’t impose a carbon tax in vain October 13, 2016
CTF Slams Trudeau’s Carbon Tax October 3, 2016

• Federal government plans to impose carbon taxes on unwilling provinces
• By 2022, average family could be paying $2,593 in new taxes each year

Keep Net Zero Bargaining October 1, 2016
While "net zero" may have been a thin and porous dam blocking that government employee wage firehose, it was the only thing we had
Unifor Gets It On Pensions, Why Don’t Our Public Sector Unions? September 28, 2016
So why does Unifor get it on pensions, while CUPW doesn’t?
Time to judge new government by its actions September 27, 2016
A lot of action coming from the Manitoba government lately
Tax-free Cigarettes Adding to Ontario’s Contraband Problem September 22, 2016
One of the simplest steps to fight contraband would be to reduce the number of tax-free government allocated cigarettes given to aboriginal reserves
Ontario Government Allocates Millions More Cigarettes to Reserves than can be Legally Smoked, Losing September 21, 2016
Data reveals that the government has foregone $9.2 billion over eight years in tobacco taxes Calculations reveal that government is allocating 313 million cigarettes more to aboriginal reserves than can be legally sold or consumed
Wynne Launches Petition Against… Herself? September 16, 2016
So if Wynne is aware of the message being given to her by thousands of Ontarians, and she is even asking herself to take action, why isn't she actually doing anything?
Time to End Political Patronage Appointments September 15, 2016
The appointment system isn’t working. The government treats ABC appointments as a parting gift to retiring party favourites and failed candidates
Taxpayers Federation Analysis Finds 33 Per Cent of Failed Liberal By-Election Candidates Receive Pat September 14, 2016
• Analysis shows patronage given to 9 per cent of Liberal candidates who failed, retired, or subsequently won
• Ontario has more patronage appointments than the Federal government
Farmers worry about the environment, but a Prius can’t pull an air seeder September 12, 2016
Canadian farmers are the best in the world at adapting to a tough climate and they’re already producing more food while using less land, water and fuel per bushel
Taxpayers Federation Slams Wynne Throne Speech Plan for Failing to Address Cause of High Hydro Rates September 12, 2016

• Throne Speech plan will remove 8 per cent provincial HST from hydro bills, while rates rise average 8 per cent per year
• No plan in place to address the root causes of soaring electricity prices

A carbon tax plan must start with a referendum September 10, 2016
If Premier Pallister trusts Manitobans, he will hold a referendum before implementing a carbon tax
Taxpayers Federation: If Hydro Rates are “Urgent Issue” for Wynne, She Must Repeal Green Energy Act September 9, 2016
• Hydro rates have skyrocketed since the implementation of the Ontario government's Green Energy Act
• Wynne has new plans to hike prices of home heating despite concerns about cost of living
Pallister provides honesty to Churchill and The Pas August 29, 2016
Taxpayers' money can't fundamentally change the situation for Tolko or OmniTrax. It's a sad, but obvious reality. Premier Pallister is doing the right thing by telling people in Churchill and The Pas the truth