OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is sounding the alarm over a large federal alcohol tax increase that is set to take effect in 100 days.
“Ottawa’s alcohol tax bender needs to end,” said Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director of the CTF. “Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is rubbing margarita salt in the wound by using high inflation to binge on higher alcohol taxes.”
OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation released its annual New Year’s Tax Changes report today to highlight the major tax changes in 2023.
“Tax hikes will give Canadians a hangover in the new year,” said Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director of the CTF. “Canadians can’t afford gas or groceries and the government is making things worse by hiking taxes.”
The report outlines the major federal and provincial tax changes slated for 2023. Federal tax hikes include:
OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is criticizing the federal government for sending billions of dollars in COVID-19 payments to ineligible recipients. Today’s Auditor General report highlighted the misspending.
“Politicians were asleep at the wheel while the government sent billions of tax dollars to the wrong place,” said Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director of the CTF. “The $4.6 billion in overpayments are just the tip of the iceberg because the Auditor General flagged billions more in questionable payments.”
OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is highlighting a fundamental unfairness about the federal carbon tax: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is requiring taxpayers in every other province pay a higher carbon tax than in Quebec.
“Trudeau is giving Quebec a special deal on carbon taxes and giving other Canadians higher gas prices and heating bills,” said Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director of the CTF. “The solution is simple: Trudeau should scrap his carbon tax and lower gas prices and home heating bills across Canada.”
OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is warning Atlantic Canadians that the federal government’s carbon tax hike will increase gas prices and home heating bills.
“The Trudeau government continues to mislead Canadians, but the government’s independent budget watchdog proves the federal carbon tax is costing families hundreds of dollars even after the rebates,” said Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director of the CTF. “Despite the government’s spin, the carbon tax will mean higher gas prices and home heating bills for Atlantic Canadians.”
OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is criticizing Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland
for spending $20.2 billion over budget.
“Freeland is somehow managing to spend $20 billion over budget,” said Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director for the CTF. “The government received a boat-load of extra cash from taxpayers and the government is still racking up more credit card bills.
“Freeland is pinky promising a balanced budget eventually, but even that relies on taking an extra $129 billion from taxpayers.”
OTTAWA, ON: The governor general’s week-long trip to the Middle East in March cost taxpayers $1.3 million, according to documents posted on the Government Operations Committee website.
“What value are taxpayers getting for this $1.3-million trip to the Middle East?” asked Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director of the CTF. “Can the governor general prove that spending $1.3 million to go to Expo 2020 in Dubai was a better use of taxpayers’ money than hiring more nurses or helping struggling taxpayers?”
OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is criticizing the federal government for failing to provide serious, broad-based tax relief to help make life more affordable for Canadians.
“Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn’t serious about making life more affordable for Canadians,” said Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director of the CTF. “The price of groceries has gone up by 10 per cent and the government is only willing to tinker around the edges with rebates. If Trudeau was serious about inflation, then he would stop wasting so much money and provide meaningful tax relief.”
OTTAWA, ON: The Bank of Canada gave its employees $45 million in pay raises and bonuses during the pandemic even though it failed to hit its inflation target, according to records obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
"Why is the Bank of Canada patting itself on the back and handing out millions in bonuses and pay raises while Canadians are struggling to pay for groceries and gas?" asked Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director of the CTF. "If its objective is to keep inflation low, then it doesn't make sense for Canada's central bank to hand out bonuses and pay raises while the cost-of-living soars."
OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is shining a light on the high cost of the federal carbon tax before rebates are provided to Ontario families tomorrow.
“Families are still paying hundreds of dollars in carbon taxes every year even with the rebates,” said Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director of the CTF. “The Trudeau government claims families will be better off. But the Parliamentary Budget Officer’s numbers show the government is using magic math because the carbon tax will cost the average Ontario family $360 this year even with rebates.”
Toronto, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is releasing its report outlining the key dangers of Bill C-11, the cornerstone of the federal government’s internet regulation agenda. The report was written with the advice and input of Dr. Michael Geist of the University of Ottawa.
OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is criticizing Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland for failing to provide a plan to balance the budget and rein in spending.
“Freeland is giving taxpayers another credit card budget with no plan to pay the bills on time and chip away at the $1-trillion debt,” said Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director of the CTF. “Freeland is taking the wait-and-see approach to the government’s credit card bills and hoping the economy can grow faster than its borrowing, but that’s not a good bet with its track record of runaway spending.”
TORONTO, ON: It’s not an April Fools' joke: politicians are raising their own salaries at the same time they’re hiking carbon taxes and alcohol taxes.
“The joke is on taxpayers and it isn’t funny as our members of Parliament pocket a pay raise while emptying our wallets with higher carbon and booze taxes,” said Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director of the CTF. “Canadians are struggling with higher prices on everything and the least our MPs could do is cancel the cruel April Fools’ Day joke and end the tax hikes.”
OTTAWA, ON: A report released by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation shows the government of Canada spent the 5th most among industrialized peers but didn’t achieve the best health-care outcomes and had below-average economic results during the pandemic.
“More tax dollars spent on the pandemic didn’t mean better health or economic results,” said Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director with the CTF. “It’s time for Canadian governments to rein in the borrowing and stop racking up debt.”
