Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Most Recent Articles by Canadian Taxpayers Federation:

CTF Releases Ontaio Pre-Budget Submissions February 2, 2016
ORPP will cost employees and hurt employment balanced budget, frozen wages, and end of Green Energy Act among CTF recommendations
CTF Calls for Premier to Halt Plans for Ontario Retirement Pension Plan January 26, 2016
ORPP will cost employees and hurt employment
Don’t Rush Infrastructure Spending January 26, 2016
Infrastructure investments need to be considered carefully, prioritized and selected for the long-term benefits they bring
Chief Medical Officer’s Demand for Tax on Pop is Misguided January 18, 2016
Twelve Months of Waste: Taxpayers Federation Unveils Special 2016 Calendar January 12, 2016
Despite spending $400 million in taxpayer money, the government’s Phase 2 MARS building cannot find enough tenants.
Governments need to stop gambling on football January 11, 2016
Both the provincial government and city hall have to make it crystal clear that the next time the stadium project needs a cash infusion it won’t come from taxpayers
CTF Declares Victory in Duty of Care Court Challenge January 8, 2016
Irvin Leroux’s latest court battle with the Canada Revenue Agency results in historic ‘duty of care’ ruling remaining intact
Don’t force First Nations members to wait for financial accountability January 8, 2016
First Nations Financial Transparency Act, Bill C-27
Principled Supporters of Electoral Reform Should Concede the Obvious and Call for a Referendum December 30, 2015
Principled reformers should concede the obvious, and make calls for a referendum on electoral reform unanimous.
CTF Releases New Year’s Tax Changes for 2016 December 28, 2015
Trudeau government’s middle income tax cut means more money for most Canadians
Painting Wasteful Policies With a Green Brush Won’t Fool Voters December 21, 2015
Cap-and-trade is a revenue plan couched in green language. It is a complex scheme that involves the government creating financial products called “carbon credits,” which it then forces industries to buy and trade
CTF Slams Trudeau Government’s Abandonment of the First Nations Financial Transparency Act December 18, 2015
Canadian Taxpayers Federation calls for investigation into Tiger Dam procurement December 17, 2015
RFP designed such that one product was the only one that could qualify
CTF Appeal to Canadians: Won’t You Please Help a Needy Corporation? December 14, 2015
Taxpayers Federation staff take to the street in Toronto and Ottawa to seek donations for corporate welfare regular Bombardier
Don’t Put More Taxpayers On The Hook For Bombardier’s Bailout December 8, 2015
Bombardier is more Basket Case than Business Case
High Occupancy Toll Lanes Squeeze More Money Out of Commuters December 7, 2015
Transport Minister Del Duca announces Pilot Project for High Occupancy Toll Lanes between Oakville and Burlington
CTF: ‘Ambitious’ Throne Speech May Prove Costly For Canadians December 4, 2015
Concern about the government’s assertion that carbon pricing will go hand-in-hand with economic growth
CTF Slams Superficial Senate ‘Reform’ December 3, 2015
New ‘advisory panel’ to appoint Senators does nothing to change fundamentally undemocratic nature of Senate
CTF Calls on Ontario Government to Scrap Green Energy Act and End Corporate Welfare in Wake of Audit December 2, 2015
“We are calling on the government to end the practice of doling out corporate welfare to companies they pick and choose,”
GM / Chrysler Bailout Cost Canadian Taxpayers $3.7 Billion November 30, 2015
New CTF analysis reveals American taxpayers also lost US $16.6 billion on 2009 auto bailout
CTF Says Minister Sousa’s Fall Economic Statement Doesn’t Add Up November 26, 2015
The spending projections in this fiscal update are laughable
Deciphering Ontario’s Job-Killing Carbon Tax November 24, 2015
Calling it “cap and trade” doesn’t make it less of a tax, or make it hurt the people paying it any less
Is the Ontario Finance Minister Living in Fiscal Fantasyland? November 23, 2015
If the revenue projections are not are not lowered in the fall fiscal update, there is no reason to believe Minister Sousa's commitment to balancing the budget.
Tax dollars helping to fund anti-oilsands witch hunt November 19, 2015
If anti-oil activists want to spend their time and money on these kinds of endeavours, they’re welcome to. But taxpayers shouldn’t be expected to foot the bill.
More Taxpayer Money For Bombardier? Just Say No, Mr. Trudeau November 18, 2015
Bombardier employs a lot of people; and everybody else in the global industry is knee-deep in subsidies, so why not Canada too?
Ontario Government Spent $3.2 Million on Temporary HOV Paint Jobs and Signs November 18, 2015
Pot is not the Cash Crop its Supporters Claim November 16, 2015
Marijuana legalization is coming, thanks to Prime Minister Trudeau. It will be a fascinating experiment in public safety and taxation policy, one that will be studied for decades to come
CTF Launches Radio Ad Campaign Opposing Billion Dollar Bombardier Bailout November 12, 2015
Bombardier and the Quebec government are asking the new Trudeau government for up to $1.3 billion in tax dollars
CTF Urges Minister Bains To Refuse Further Handouts for Bombardier November 5, 2015
Bombardier has received $2.2 billion in taxpayer dollars since 1966
Let’s Call ETFO Action the Strike it Actually is, and Dock Pay October 30, 2015
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