Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Most Recent Articles by Canadian Taxpayers Federation:
How Alberta Came to the Cliff of Debt and Tax Hikes
January 18, 2013
Albertans don’t need a tax hike and they don’t need their government to saddle them with a burdening debt
Ontario and federal governments are losing somewhere between $742 million and $1.2 billion in tobacco tax revenue annually in Ontario
BC: CTF Releases New Year’s Tax Changes for 2013
December 27, 2012
“This could just be the tip of the iceberg,”
Another Bitter Year Brewing for B.C. Taxpayers
December 27, 2012
CTF Releases Nation-Wide New Year’s Tax Changes for 2013
December 27, 2012
Health taxes bite hard in Quebec and BC
New data suggests up to 79 per cent of all tax-exempt allocation tobacco sales made on reserve ‘smoke shacks’ were likely illegal in 2011-12
BC: Taxpayers Feel Pain of Politicians Going ‘Green’
December 17, 2012
Regional politicians get overly excited with the possibilities of going green – even when the perception doesn’t line up with reality
Staggering Federal Payroll Costs Help Explain Ottawa’s Runaway Deficits
December 13, 2012
Unless the Harper government takes serious steps to get its payroll costs under control, taxpayers should really consider a prosecution for false advertising
Keep Pushing Mr. Premier
December 11, 2012
The average family in Saskatchewan is doing much better than a decade years ago.
Alberta Liquor Lessons for Ontario
December 7, 2012
Ontario can take a lesson from Alberta
Zero Waste? Not When It Comes To Metro Vancouver Politicians
November 26, 2012
Five Metro politicians collected $2,076 in meeting fees while non-elected speakers volunteered their time
“Massive borrowing is a slippery slope that leads to the kind of chaos we’re witnessing in Greece,”
Harper and Flaherty don’t have a revenue problem
November 21, 2012
If revenues are going up and not going down, why is the deficit going up and not going down?
CTF, Grassroots & Minister Speak Out on C-27 Politicians
November 21, 2012
“My spouse and I have been harassed, my house vandalized and members of our local accountability organization have been intimidated for speaking out,”
A Grilling Worth Repeating
November 16, 2012
Taxpayers are getting sick and tired of huge financial blunders in government and everyone just shrugging their shoulders and moving on
With record revenues coming in, federal government needs to rein in spending and recommit to balanced budget
Tories Returning Alberta to Debt?
November 12, 2012
Alberta government has spent $38.6 billion on infrastructure projects over the past six years
Vancouver Bike Share Puts Millions in Taxes At Risk
November 7, 2012
Other systems have been delayed by Bixi’s ongoing legal fight with its former software developer and lack of a better tech solution
“The reforms in Bill C-461 are a step in the right direction to providing taxpayers the salary numbers they’re entitled to know.”
Last Charge of the Pension Brigade
November 5, 2012
The government may be about to step in another one if they think taxpayers should put some $23,000 into a MLA’s RRSP
Here in Canada, the Harper government is trying a bit too gradually to tighten the spending tap
CTF Supports Griffiths’ Rejection of New Municipal Taxes
November 1, 2012
“Minister Griffiths has come down on the right side and made clear to municipal politicians that there’s only one taxpayer
Unwelcome Guest and Unwanted Problem
October 30, 2012
The only way to keep the government from digging into your wallet is if we reform government employee pension plans across the entire province
Don’t Give Calgary Politicians More Taxing Powers
October 29, 2012
The tax-and-spenders at city halls across this province certainly have plans to bust the door, and your wallet, wide open
B.C. MLAs Show Taxpayers Disrespect by Breaking Word on Expenses
October 23, 2012
The B.C. backtrack is another example of politicians doing the bare minimum to try and deflect public scrutiny
Proposed Ontario Food Tax is Quack Economics and Bad Fiscal Medicine
October 23, 2012
Suggestion of new Ontario taxes on food containing quantities of sugar and fat
CTF Welcomes MP and Government Employee Pension Reforms
October 18, 2012
CTF declaring a significant win in battle over MP pensions
Balance the Budget, Kill the Carbon Tax
October 17, 2012
CTF presents budget recommendations to B.C. government
Cutting to the Chase on Debt and Deficits
October 16, 2012
NDP Government in Manitoba
MP pension plan reforms on their way
October 16, 2012
Setting aside the nasty little trade-off that will see MP salaries rise to off-set their increased contributions, MPs old, and even new, would still not meet the $1 for $1 ratio.