Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Most Recent Articles by Canadian Taxpayers Federation:
Carney was already increasing spending too fast in the Spring Economic Update and now the PBO shows he’s already billions over budget;
Taxpayers: Scrap the Netflix tax completely
June 4, 2026
We don’t need another CRTC review, we need the government to scrap the Netflix tax entirely;
POLL: Canadians reject government-run grocery stores
June 4, 2026
"Even the supporters of government grocery stores know this scheme will cost taxpayers a ton of money"
The path forward isn’t suing for bigger cheques, it’s growing the economy through lower taxes, less waste and more accountable government
POLL: Ontarians want Ford to block gun confiscation
June 3, 2026
Ontarians and experts agree this program won’t make anyone safer so Ford needs to pass a law to block it;
Leger polling shows 78 per cent of Canadians support Dawson’s decision to reject the MP pay raise;
This report shows how important it is for Ottawa to focus on reducing both the cost and headcount of the federal bureaucracy...Canadians can’t afford to pay higher taxes to fund the bureaucracy’s increasingly costly benefits
Toronto mayoral hopefuls must fight for taxpayers
May 29, 2026
That means sparing taxpayers from massive property tax hikes, cutting development charges and putting an end to bad ideas that waste countless taxpayer dollars;
“Carney has repeatedly told Canadians he would spend less, but he spent more money on airplane food than Trudeau"
Carney government needs to wake up to the fact that higher taxes on businesses drive out investment and increase prices for Canadians, Canadians are already squeezed and the last thing they need is their government making it more expensive.;
Politicians are wasting a million dollars per minute hosting a handful of international soccer games and FIFA is leaving taxpayers with big pocketbook pain, without the promised economic gain;
"Law enforcement experts say the gun grab will do nothing to make Canada safer...Ottawa needs to listen to the experts and scrap this gun ban and confiscation scheme.”
“Carney needs to reverse course and put down the credit card because taxpayers can’t afford to pay $1,400 covering the government’s interest charges.”
Carney continues government borrowing binge!
April 29, 2026
Debt interest charges will cost $59 billion this year, $81 billion in 2030;
Carney continues borrowing binge in budget update
April 29, 2026
“Every dollar Canadians pay in federal sales tax is going to pay interest on the debt and that’s unaffordable and unsustainable.”
Carney isn’t creating a sovereign wealth fund, he’s borrowing tens of billions of dollars to put taxpayers on the hook for risky corporate welfare;
Gas tax relief temporarily makes life more affordable
April 16, 2026
These important reforms will ensure part-time school board trustees are no longer giving themselves oversized paycheques and throwing around taxpayer dollars on waste
Carney needs to immediately make life more affordable by ending all carbon taxes, cutting fuel taxes and eliminating tax-on;-tax
MP pay increased between $7,900 and $15,800
April 7, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney told Canadians to brace for ‘sacrifices’ so it’s particularly insulting that his government just rubber-stamped another pay raise for politicians;
Taxes from multiple levels of government account for about half of the price of alcohol;
Prime Minister Mark Carney should listen to Canadians and cancel the MP pay raise;
Cancel the alcohol tax and politician pay hike
March 30, 2026
How can MPs take another pay raise off the backs of their struggling constituents and still sleep at night?
Scrap carbon taxes and cut gas taxes to ease pump prices
March 19, 2026
“Politicians should immediately make life more affordable and scrap all carbon taxes, cut fuel taxes and eliminate the tax-on-tax,”;
Defund the CBC
March 18, 2026
Let’s look at who’s running this rounding-error-ratings, taxpayer-funded media corporation
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation we will continue to fight Crown corporation executives that want to keep their pay hidden from the people who are paying the bills;
Half of Canadians say services have got worse since 2016, despite the massive increase in federal bureaucracy, according to the poll;
Carbon taxes punishing Canadian businesses and workers
March 7, 2026
This is a wake-up call to Smith and Carney: It’s time to scrap carbon taxes completely;
Tax and MP pay hikes one month away
March 2, 2026
Carney’s alcohol tax hike will make life more expensive and make it harder for Canadian restaurants, breweries and pubs to survive;
Main Estimates show Carney hiking spending again
February 27, 2026
After a decade of out-of-control spending, finding savings in every area of the budget should be like finding water in the ocean;