Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Most Recent Articles by Canadian Taxpayers Federation:
Unions unfairly paint Ford as bogeyman in education funding fiasco
October 21, 2019
Looking beyond union rhetoric, it becomes evident that most of the increases to education funding have either gone into the pockets of teachers and staff, or have been carelessly squandered by school boards unwilling to save money
Trudeau has a short memory when it comes to Ontario politics
October 9, 2019
91 per cent of the increase in education spending from 2006 to 2015 went toward compensation
On corporate welfare, Scheer is on the right track
September 27, 2019
Wealth taxes never seem to work out as planned
September 25, 2019
Wealth taxes might sound like low hanging fruit, but don't be fooled. They can trigger problematic responses from the people they target. They're an administrative nightmare. And they just plain don't bring in as much revenue as their proponents hope
• New report suggests annual cost of government pharmacare plan could be $10 billion more than projected
• Analysis suggests existing projections underestimate demand spike for drugs while overestimating single-buyer cost savings
• Analysis suggests existing projections underestimate demand spike for drugs while overestimating single-buyer cost savings
Conservatives get it right with universal tax cut pledge
September 17, 2019
There’s no getting around it: the best way for governments to help Canadians make ends meet is to simply leave more money in their pockets
Taxpayers Federation releases 19 for 2019 federal election wish list
September 5, 2019
Spending and fiscal management, Taxation, Accountability and Transparency
• In 2018, average federal government employee took 12.2 sick days compared to 6.9 days in private sector
• Provincial government employees in Alberta (14.4 days) and Quebec (13 days) have the highest number of government sick days in Canada
• Provincial government employees in Alberta (14.4 days) and Quebec (13 days) have the highest number of government sick days in Canada
Time to tear down 24 Sussex
August 27, 2019
The bottom line is that doing nothing for decades has cost taxpayers a bundle for nothing. It's time to bite the bullet, tear 24 Sussex down, and move on--one way or another
The Trudeau government deserves to be judged for its conduct in the SNC-Lavalin scandal, but punishing it will not fix the system that allowed it to develop in the first place
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is failing grassroots people in First Nations communities by failing to enforce The First Nations Financial Transparency Act
• 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