Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Most Recent Articles by Canadian Taxpayers Federation:

B.C. Government Wastes $125,000 Trying To Keep IBM Contract Secret January 19, 2012
Province has been hiding full contract from taxpayers for eight years
MP Pension Rip-off Will Cost Taxpayers at Least $277 Million January 18, 2012
Taxpayers contribute $248,668 per year to each MPs pension, while MPs contribute as little as $10,990 per year
“We Need to Notify Public” - Winnipeg Police January 16, 2012
Emails show police staff Sgt. strongly recommended alerting public through media prior to mobile enforcement at Grant and Nathaniel, but never happened.
Carbon Tax Should Be Killed, Not Used For Transit January 13, 2012
Drivers already pay for transit at the gas pump. Asking them to pay even more is wrong and will damage the long-term economy of B.C.
Three Cheers for the Chief January 4, 2012
Taxpayers have been burned many times in the past by politicians on and off reserve who take advantage of the ability to set their own pay levels.
CTF Releases Nation-Wide Tax Changes for New Year December 28, 2011
Payroll tax increases hit all Canadians; Bracket creep still rampant in Manitoba, Nova Scotia and PEI
Crowded Sask Legislature Should Not Add Seats December 15, 2011
CTF calls for reduction in seat count to 53; "merely" double Alberta's ratio of politicians to citizens
Kyoto: Good Riddance to a Bad Deal for Canadians December 14, 2011
The Chretien Liberals signed on to Kyoto in 1997 without ever intending to honour what they were promising under the agreement
Another Photo Radar Debacle? December 12, 2011
Wise-up Winnipeg and Taxpayers Federation warning motorists not to pay tickets for Grant & Nathaniel St. location, but to challenge likely illegitimate tickets in court
Single Letter Helps Change Law December 8, 2011
This wasn’t the first time people had heard of chiefs and councillors living high on the hog while many band members suffered
New BC Ferries Boss Has Big Ship To Turn December 6, 2011
On Hahn’s watch, BC Ferries fell from a $49.9 million profit in 2006 to a projected $20+ million loss this year.
CTF Applauds Simpson for Taking the Lead on MLA Transparency December 5, 2011
CTF Challenges other 84 MLAs to Follow Simpson’s Example and Put Expenses On-line
Beware of NDP leadership hopefuls bearing policy gifts from Greece December 5, 2011
Brian Topp: proposing a radical program of huge tax hikes
Tighten the Belts, or Electoral Oblivion Awaits November 30, 2011
The fall legislative session has just wrapped up and the government caucus has a shiny new website highlighting their achievements.
Wall’s Road Ahead November 25, 2011
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall
Victory! CTF Applauds Re-introduction of Reserve Chief & Council Salary Disclosure Bill November 23, 2011
Bill C-27, the First Nations Financial Transparency Act
CTF Applauds Harper Government’s PRPP Initiative November 17, 2011
New pension plan is good for retirees, and good for taxpayers and should be good for government employees and MPs too
Vote Saturday for Lower Taxes and Controlled Spending November 15, 2011
We cannot afford to keep going the way we have been going.
How Increased Power Rates and Deferred Debt Turn into Big BC Hydro Bonuses November 2, 2011
The hockey equivalent is a 15-goal scorer claiming a bonus for scoring 40 goals by telling management they will score 65 next year
No Excuse to Not Vote October 31, 2011
The NDP, Saskatchewan Party and Liberals
CTF applauds overdue plan to scrap long-gun registry October 25, 2011
Long-gun registry has been a billion dollar boondoggle
Wake Up, Taxpayers October 21, 2011
No one is saying our province is going to be in the same situation [as Greece] over night, but if we as taxpayers don’t wake up, that’s where we’re headed.
Sask Election Spending Tracker Site Launched October 19, 2011
Taxpayers Federation Launches SpendingTracker.ca web site to track party spending commitments
B.C. Judges Guilty of Attempting to Gouge Taxpayers October 18, 2011
British Columbia is already living beyond its means. We are borrowing money to fund our big labour contracts, precisely the problem that so many European countries are now facing.
Grill Your Local Candidate October 13, 2011
Provincial elections, debt, taxes
Hudak Should Follow the Missing Million October 11, 2011
A million Conservative voters stayed home
Putting Unions on the Same Playing Field as Charities October 5, 2011
The union itself is exempt from tax, even on its investment income
Ontario Election Results are in: Debt by a Landslide October 4, 2011
Premier McGuinty’s escape tunnel from the financial meltdown led to the bond market: by next year he will have issued more debt than all Ontario’s previous premiers combined.
Property Taxpayers Need Protection only a Bylaw can Provide October 3, 2011
Citizens have a focused message: hold the line on property taxes.
Calgary business leaders should forget the GST and think GO September 29, 2011
Alberta municipalities don’t need more GST, they need more GO