Canadian Taxpayers Federation
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• Liberals broke promise previous campaign promise to balance in 2019
• Conservatives have said they will balance in four years instead of two
• New Democrats, Greens have yet to make any pledge
• Conservatives have said they will balance in four years instead of two
• New Democrats, Greens have yet to make any pledge
Imagine if we treated all rich people like Kawhi
July 4, 2019
Ontario is joined by Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and New Brunswick in opposition to the federally imposed carbon tax
Bombardier cashes out while taxpayers get stiffed
June 27, 2019
Our leaders should take note--and ensure taxpayers are never again forced to watch their tax dollars used to prop up businesses that can't survive on their own
Why the Liberals may as well scrap their carbon tax
June 27, 2019
The Liberals have decided their carbon tax is a lemon and are moving on to other climate change policies
We can’t afford wall to wall pharmacare
June 18, 2019
We don't need wall-to-wall government pharmacare to address gaps in the system, and we simply can't afford it
Pipeline deficit costing taxpayers billions of dollars
June 10, 2019
The lack of pipelines cost the federal government
Justin Trudeau’s fiscal recklessness will mean at least $100 billion in additional debt piled on the backs of our children and grandchildren
The Trudeau government is running up big deficits because it simply can't pay for all its promises
• Financial Accountability Office analysis indicates government will meet balanced budget targets if spending restraint continues
• FAO projections include "unannounced revenue reductions" that indicate future tax cuts
• FAO projections include "unannounced revenue reductions" that indicate future tax cuts
Canadian taxpayers should not be forced to subsidize any industry, and that includes the media.
Rising carbon taxes will mean $2/litre gas: CTF
May 17, 2019
• Government report concludes in order to meet emissions targets, a carbon tax of 66 cents per litre will be needed by 2050
• Tax-on-tax collected by governments this year will cost Canadians $1.9 billion
• Tax-on-tax collected by governments this year will cost Canadians $1.9 billion
It's time for Ford to keep his word to voters and consumers and give us the tax relief we voted for. It's time to cut the provincial excise tax.
Ontario is right to pursue this fight--just as Saskatchewan, Alberta, New Brunswick and Manitoba are right. But for how the government is spending taxpayer money on it, keep the wheat and cut the chaff.
There's a reason council opts for panic over calm budget reprioritization
Next up for the Trudeau Liberals: a plastic tax?
May 6, 2019
Whether it's carbon taxes, hiking Canada Pension Plan premiums, bungled small business tax proposals or escalator taxes on alcohol, it often feels like this is a government just itching to leave your wallet a bit lighter tomorrow than it is today
Ontario’s battle over beer
May 3, 2019
The Beer Store has no support among Ontarians who just want to buy beer without government-enforced, prohibition-era nonsense
Higher interest rates would have serious consequences. It's necessary that the government taps the breaks before it takes taxpayers over a fiscal cliff and put all Canadians on the hook for a bailout that will cost them dearly
•2019 version of the Income Tax Act is 1,113,618 words long, an increase of 12,177 words from last year
• It would take the average reader almost 62 hours to read it (41 minutes more than last year)
• It would take the average reader almost 62 hours to read it (41 minutes more than last year)
High gas prices in B.C. are an expensive sneak preview of just the kind of future that the Trudeau government, with its rising carbon tax, wants for all Canadians
If Toronto wants cheaper homes, get council out of the way
April 17, 2019
Toronto should be encouraging more and better housing in the city and reducing land transfer taxes
Ontario carbon tax court battle begins today
April 15, 2019
CTF will make arguments against the Trudeau carbon tax in the Ontario court battle
ª The Ontario budget outlines a plan to balance the budget by 2023, a year after the next election
ª Province also announces new financial accountability legislation, initiatives to limit bureaucratic bloat, and tax changes for families
ª Province also announces new financial accountability legislation, initiatives to limit bureaucratic bloat, and tax changes for families
Ford government right to tackle bureaucratic bloat
April 10, 2019
Regular Ontario workers are already paying the salaries of bureaucrats who, on average, earn more than they do
Ottawa is using the carbon tax to pressure middle-class families into buying new fridges, but, if it's one of Canada's wealthiest families flanked by a flock of lobbyists, Ottawa is all to happy chip in millions from taxpayers for new coolers
Federal carbon tax vulnerable to legal challenge
April 10, 2019
Pallister is right to represent the will of Manitobans by challenging the federal carbon tax. It's unfair for Ottawa to force Manitobans to pay a carbon tax that won't work