Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Most Recent Articles by Canadian Taxpayers Federation:
Feds hike taxes and MP pay today
April 1, 2024
MPs are taking more money out of Canadians’ pockets and stuffing more money into their own and that’s wrong
Carbon tax costs average Ontario family $627 this year
March 28, 2024
“The carbon tax makes it more expensive to fuel our cars, heat our homes and fill our fridges”
Poll shows 4 in 5 Canadians oppose MP pay raise
March 26, 2024
"On the very same day politicians take more money out of Canadians’ wallets with tax hikes, they’ll be stuffing more money into their own and that’s wrong"
Moving election means tens of millions in extra pensions
March 25, 2024
When MPs tweak the system to pad their pockets, it sends a signal to thousands of bureaucrats that they should dig deeper into the trough
MPs must vote against carbon tax hike
March 20, 2024
CBC bonuses total $15 million in 2023
March 12, 2024
The CBC dished out $15 million in bonuses in 2023, despite announcing hundreds of layoffs weeks before Christmas. Our Investigative Journalist Ryan Thorpe dug up the details through access-to-information requests
A majority of Canadians across all demographics – gender, age, province, income, education level – oppose the carbon tax hike.
Trudeau’s Hamilton cabinet retreat cost taxpayers more than $300,000
February 23, 2024
In the span of a year, Trudeau’s three “affordability” cabinet retreats cost taxpayers more than $1 million
Trudeau’s carbon tax rebrand is lipstick on a pig
February 15, 2024
Trudeau’s real problem isn’t that Canadians don’t know what his government is doing, Trudeau’s real problem is that Canadians know his carbon tax is making life more expensive
Senate’s Bill C-234 amendments cost farmers $910 million
February 15, 2024
Farmers have been waiting too long for much-needed relief
Auditor General report shows feds failed taxpayers on ArriveCAN
February 14, 2024
Taxpayers deserve accountability and there needs to be consequences for executives in the bureaucracy who wasted our money
ArriveCAN execs got $340,000 in bonuses
February 8, 2024
Significant sub-contracting irregularities related to ArriveCAN have also been identified, including a two-person staffing firm in the Ottawa region receiving up to $2.7 million in commissions despite doing no IT work on the project.
Charlottetown cabinet retreat cost taxpayers almost half-a-million
February 6, 2024
“So yeah, it’s not an easy time to be a taxpayer,”
Tait must do right thing and end CBC bonuses
January 30, 2024
Tait should do the right thing, take a pay cut and cancel the bonuses at the CBC
MP pay to increase between $8,000 and $16,000 in 2024
January 23, 2024
The average annual salary among all full-time workers is about $67,000, according to Statistics Canada.
Investigative story: Fed executive pay rises $571 million since 2015
January 17, 2024
Since 2015, federal executive compensation has increased by $571 million, or 41 per cent. The average annual compensation among federal executives is now $208,480.
Debt interest charges balloon 37 per cent: Stats Can
January 9, 2024
“This should be a wake-up call for the feds,” Terrazzano said. “Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to put down the credit card and pick up some scissors.”
Taxpayers release Naughty and Nice List
December 22, 2023
It takes a special type of Scrooge to lay off hundreds of employees weeks before the holidays and not be willing to give up your own bonus
Brace for impact: more federal tax hikes in 2024
December 19, 2023
Payroll Tax, Carbon Tax, Alcohol escalator tax
PBO forecasts higher deficit, more spending
December 8, 2023
King’s coronation cost taxpayers $534,000 and counting
November 29, 2023
Canada also sent a sizeable delegation to Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral in September 2022, racking up nearly $400,000 in hotel costs alone
Every year the feds hike alcohol taxes without a single vote in Parliament. That’s undemocratic
Poll shows Ontarians want carbon tax off home heating
November 22, 2023
Fiscal update shows spending up, deficit up, taxes up
November 21, 2023
The budget update is an admission that the government has a spending problem, but Trudeau still isn’t serious about managing our finances or providing real tax relief
Liberal and Bloc MPs voted against a motion in the House of Commons to take the carbon tax off all forms of home heating energy. NDP and Conservatives MPs voted in favour of carbon tax relief.
Taxpayers condemn corperate welfare for battery company
November 15, 2023
E-One Moli battery plant in Maple Ridge, B.C.
News Release: Poll shows British Columbians oppose carbon tax
November 13, 2023
When it comes to taxes on gasoline, British Columbians overwhelmingly oppose the provincial government’s plan to increase taxes
The polling numbers are clear: people don’t think it’s fair to get hit with the carbon tax for trying to stay warm during the winter
MPs must vote in favour of carbon tax relief
November 6, 2023
MPs must vote for the fair and simple solution: give all Canadians carbon tax relief
Liberals last major party denying all Canadians carbon tax relief
November 3, 2023
Liberal MPs must stand up for their constituents who are worried about keeping the heat on this winter