Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Most Recent Articles by Canadian Taxpayers Federation:
Another Unfair Situation For Taxpayers
August 27, 2013
Right now taxpayers have to pay a fortune for the pension plan provincial judges in Saskatchewan receive
Taxpayers Shouldn’t Subsidize Mobile Phone Competition
August 20, 2013
There’s apparently little concern about taxpayers and the billion they will be losing out on under this rigged auction
TransLink Brass and Police Raking in the Cash
August 15, 2013
The number of staff making $100,000 or more at TransLink jumped 14.6 per cent last year
Hospital Cafeterias Losing Millions
August 13, 2013
“A million here and a million there, and pretty soon you’re talking big bucks,”
Potash Unpredictability Proves Need For Prudence
August 8, 2013
Continuing to cut back handouts for other businesses should also be a consideration
Politicking In The Classroom Not Acceptable
August 1, 2013
Unfortunately for Manitoba teachers, some “social studies” curriculum material from the Department of Education looks more like “socialist studies” propaganda.
If Canadians vote in a national referendum to abolish the Senate, the academics will be proven wrong
Calls for National Referendum on Abolishing the Senate
July 18, 2013
Enormous Senator Mike Duffy-esque balloon illustrates excessive hot air in the Canadian Senate
Alberta needs to reboot budget to deal with flooding
July 16, 2013
TD Bank estimates that the cost to Alberta’s economy in the short term will be between $500 million and $1.5 billion
Access to Information and Privacy Act
"Debt and mismanagement are not the only option in Ontario.”
Try Testing Your Local Politician
June 28, 2013
Provincial rules are good (not yet great), but federally things are embarrassingly bad
Let’s Rebuild Responsibly
June 27, 2013
Albertans are keenly aware of the gigantic task ahead of us. Let’s do it responsibly. Together.
Tax Cuts, Not Credits, the Fairest Way to Go
June 25, 2013
This year, its property tax bill for a unit on Meadow Gardens Way, valued at $327,000, jumped to $6,577.98
So Much for the Wage Freeze
June 20, 2013
Premier Kathleen Wynne has given into the demands of every union that threaten to hold the public hostage
More Evidence Hydro Can’t Ignore
June 19, 2013
Audit letter shows $100,000 in double-billing for travel at Tataskweyak Cree Nation for hydro projects, fund being loaned out of capital project accounts against hydro funding rules
Time to Link Provincial and Municipal Election Dates
June 19, 2013
WCB Has Some Explaining To Do
June 19, 2013
Far too often government bodies just simply shrug their shoulders and move along as cost overruns pile up
Saskatchewan made the right choice and cast off its economic shackle
Saskatchewan Attracting Manitobans in Record Numbers
June 14, 2013
The Manitoba government needs to get in the game. Until then, we’ll see more Manitoba license plates leaving the province and not turning back.
Saskatchewan Attracting Manitobans in Droves
June 12, 2013
During the last five years, 2007 to 2012, Saskatchewan has seen a net gain of over 12,698 people from other provinces
Wall Needs To Lead On Equalization
June 6, 2013
Make no mistake, the problems with the Equalization program go far beyond Quebec
CTF Disgusted With Gutting of Bill C-461
June 6, 2013
“It’s absolutely disgusting that the government would gut a piece of accountability legislation in order to keep taxpayers from finding out what senior government employees do and make,”
“The legacy of the Equalization program is a growing mountain of debt. If Europe can unite to pursue fiscal sanity, so can Canada
If He’s Worried, You Should Be Too
June 5, 2013
Graham Lane
The Protecting Taxpayers and Revoking Pensions of Convicted Politicians Act
The Senate continues to withhold basic documentation on expenses from the public, including the actual claims signed by senators, and supporting receipts
Stop Metrolinx Dead in its Tracks
May 29, 2013
Reject the Big Move tax grab
Government Is Too Expensive
May 28, 2013
Our politicians seem to always be in the news throwing our money around at expensive press conferences instead of digging around for savings
Ethics Committee Should Be Ethical and Not Gut C-461
May 22, 2013
Salary disclosure level should be lowered to $100k not hiked to $320k