Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Most Recent Articles by Canadian Taxpayers Federation:

Spiraling government spending means higher taxes - sooner or later April 20, 2010
Spending creates a very different tax burden, which is particularly acute
Mr. Asper is Clear Winner in Poor Process April 7, 2010
Winnipeg Blue Bombers stadium deal
Pay freeze fakery April 5, 2010
Taxpaying families, concerned about stagnating incomes, increasing deficits and skyrocketing debt might wonder just how serious government is about spending control when it engages in this type of trickery
Bogus MLA Pay Freeze Outed March 31, 2010
"Freezing the MLA pay hike for 2010 was complete fakery because according to the way the pay hike is calculated, it would have been zero anyway,"
We Could Learn From Saskatchewan March 29, 2010
Manitoba's Deficit Budget, Saskatchewan reducing the Bureaucracy
There is no such thing as free health care March 22, 2010
People languish and die on wait lists because government rations – or limits – the amount of health care it supplies
Education System Broken, Reform Needed March 20, 2010
Enrolment down 10% while costs up 45% from 1999
No Tax Dollars for Local Politicians March 17, 2010
CTF makes submission to Local Government Elections Task Force
They’re all health taxes now - or soon will be March 8, 2010
B.C. Government and bait and switch with new taxes
Dome Democracy Please March 4, 2010
New dome for the Saskatchewan Roughriders
Breathing life into Alberta’s Moribund Democracy February 28, 2010
Keeping the voter engaged
Budget Cliff Driving: Hit the Brakes! February 25, 2010
Prime Minister Harper has promised only to slow the rate of growth of spending – this year creating a record deficit of $56 billion
Non-missing Mint Gold Search Cost $1.4 million February 23, 2010
Mint Spent 3 Bars of Gold To Find 44 Bars Not Missing
Debt Threats February 22, 2010
Between 2001 and 2004, government spending hovered around $30 billion per year
We’re With You Minister Wowchuk February 19, 2010
Recognize the pain of those who are footing the bill for the public sector salaries
Return to the Principles of Transparency and Accountability February 17, 2010
Taxpayers should have access to the information government holds
Freeze Away Minister Wowchuk February 17, 2010
CTF applauds government decision to bargain for public sector wage freeze
Just say NO to the bonds February 12, 2010
$100 million of Alberta Capital Bonds will cost taxpayers $17.6 million in interest
Throne Speech Shows no Commitment to Spending Cuts February 10, 2010
Health care reform is absolutely imperative, but deficit reduction is a separate issue, said Bader
Fight City Hall and Win February 8, 2010
"There's no cheque easier to write than one drawn on someone else's account." Former B.C. premier WR (Bill) Bennett
GST Hike Like Another Tiger Woods Girlfriend: Bad Idea February 8, 2010
Tax hikes for budget balancing is the easy path too often taken by politicians
Senate Appointments: Stick a Fork in the House of Pork January 29, 2010
CTF Hopes These Are Final Appointments Ever
Unshackling Bureaucratic Potential January 28, 2010
Bureaucrats will inevitably present politically unpopular cuts to their political masters
Eliminate the Property Transfer Tax January 28, 2010
The property transfer tax (PTT) hits all property sales
CTF releases 2010-11 Alberta pre-budget recommendations January 25, 2010
2010-11 deficit could reach $6.8 billion
Harper Should Make Senate Reform a Confidence Vote January 25, 2010
Prime Minister Harper passionately championed a wholesale makeover in the form of a “triple-e” Senate
Sick Time Fire to Put Out January 18, 2010
Fire Paramedic Service sick pay liability now over $27 million
Boycott the Bonds January 11, 2010
Savvy taxpayers should save themselves the long-term headache and boycott the bonds
HST on Parking Tax - Hosed Again January 11, 2010
Price of many goods and services will be 7 per cent higher
Reject the Green Job Myth December 31, 2009
Canadian Taxpyers Federation Submits Recommendations to Green Energy Advisory Task Force