Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Most Recent Articles by Canadian Taxpayers Federation:
More red ink from Ottawa won’t solve our economic woes
April 26, 2021
The federal government has decided to borrow tens of billions of dollars to finance a stimulus package we don’t need and new programs that taxpayers can’t afford
Budget that sets Canada on a path to fiscal danger, with its plunge into permanent, unfunded spending increases and structural deficits. Future generations will pay a heavy price
Taxpayers Federation slams Freeland’s fiscal inferno
April 19, 2021
• Liberals plan permanent, debt-fuelled spending increase of more than $100 billion annually by 2026 with no plan to balance budget
• Federal debt to balloon to $1.4 trillion and debt interest payments to rise to $39 billion annually by 2026
• Federal debt to balloon to $1.4 trillion and debt interest payments to rise to $39 billion annually by 2026
“It’s outrageous that O’Toole is now planning to hammer Canadians with higher fuel bills through his very own carbon tax,”
Ford flips on political subsidies
April 2, 2021
Could you help us push Ford to repeal political welfare?
The joke is on taxpayers this April Fools’ Day
April 1, 2021
• Carbon tax increases • Booze taxes increase • MP pay increases
Taxpayers Federation slams April 1 MP pay hike
March 30, 2021
This shouldn’t be rocket science: our MPs should be able to figure out a way to stop the automatic pay hikes during a severe economic downturn
• Tax escalator will see excise tax hikes on alcohol hit April 1
• Automatic increases reduce government accountability for tax hikes and set a bad precedent
• Automatic increases reduce government accountability for tax hikes and set a bad precedent
Enough is enough. Canadian taxpayers can’t continue to be bled dry while our navy remains marooned at the dock.
When governments work remotely, taxpayers save money
March 8, 2021
With a deficit closing in on $400 billion, the federal government will have to figure out how to do more with less
Tory and the rest of city council should be publicly shamed for prioritizing a luxury park pet project above the basic human needs of the city's homeless population
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to study the issue after media reported Adrienne Clarkson billed taxpayers for more than a $1.1 million in expenses after leaving office
Taxpayers: wealth taxes don’t work
January 28, 2021
It’s time to tighten up the Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy
January 26, 2021
Nobody in the real world hands in receipts to a job after quitting
Taxpayers shouldn’t be stuck paying Julie Payette’s expenses forever
January 26, 2021
Ensure Canadian taxpayers aren’t stuck bankrolling a disgraced former official for the rest of her life
Ottawa must stop paying expenses for former governors general
January 22, 2021
$3 billion in taxpayer money down the drain is no small thing
City Hall admits Rail Deck Park is 99.9 per cent unfunded
January 21, 2021
“Tory and the rest of city council should do the responsible thing and abandon their reckless plans for this unfunded sky-park boondoggle”
“Tory’s plan to proceed with Rail Deck Park is the $3.8-billion elephant in the room,”
Toronto must control spending instead of raising taxes in 2021
January 14, 2021
Tory and the rest of Toronto city council must stop wasting taxpayers’ money and get their spending under control this year
Taxpayers release Naughty and Nice List
December 24, 2020
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tops the Naughty List
• Politicians that took pay cuts land on the Nice List
• Politicians that took pay cuts land on the Nice List
Federal debt has passed $1,000,000,000,000
December 22, 2020
The federal debt is currently increasing by over $10,000 per second, $43 million per hour or $1 billion every day
Trudeau’s second carbon tax means more costs at worst possible time
December 18, 2020
Ottawa needs to save money and it can start by fixing procurement
December 9, 2020
Post-pandemic fiscal reality should make governments more focused on value for money.
Taxpayers deserve ‘duty of care’ from the CRA
December 3, 2020
It’s well past time that taxpayers had some clear protection from overzealous CRA agents
Freeland looks to take the federal debt to infinity and beyond
December 1, 2020
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's fall economic statement
