Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Most Recent Articles by Canadian Taxpayers Federation:
• Risky defined-benefit pensions now largely the preserve of government employees
• Total unfunded liabilities for federal government employee pensions is $166 billion
• Total unfunded liabilities for federal government employee pensions is $166 billion
Time to investigate the gravity of scandalous waste
August 24, 2018
Scandals keep dropping in Manitoba. Surely, eventually, someone in the Legislature will be struck with curiosity. Taxpayers deserve comprehensive investigations into the gravity of this massive waste
Truckers getting carbon tax ticket while big emitters get a pass
August 23, 2018
Manitoba's carbon tax will make the price of diesel jump by 6.7 cents per litre
Premier Ford can improve transparency and accountability by providing for the electronic filing and payment of freedom of information requests
• The Better Local Government Act reduces the size of Toronto city council from a planned 47 wards to 25 wards
• The act is being challenged in court and CTF has been granted leave to intervene in support of the legislation
• The act is being challenged in court and CTF has been granted leave to intervene in support of the legislation
Canada doesn’t need a death tax
August 16, 2018
Canada doesn't need a death tax
Better for Ford to lower beer tax than minimum price
August 13, 2018
Global Affairs Canada is wasting your money
August 10, 2018
Trudeau government’s failure to manage even the little expenses doesn’t instil great confidence in their ability to manage the big ones
Should Doug Ford cut Toronto city council in half? Yes
July 31, 2018
Premier Ford’s legislation to reduce Toronto City Council from a planned 47 wards to 25 wards will save taxpayers at least $25.5 million
• Documents obtained through Access to Information show locally procured items can be significantly less expensive
• Officials ordered a $7,500 credenza and 16 chairs at $1,050 apiece from luxury Vancouver furniture designer
• Officials ordered a $7,500 credenza and 16 chairs at $1,050 apiece from luxury Vancouver furniture designer
Ford made carbon tax promise to Canadian Taxpayers Federation in a public pledge signing on February 10
• Documents obtained under Access to Information Act show seven separate contracts with Halifax-based company
• Items include champagne flutes, wine glasses, highball glasses and water goblets, all customized with maple leaf crests
• Items include champagne flutes, wine glasses, highball glasses and water goblets, all customized with maple leaf crests
• Documents obtained under Access to Information Act reveal expensive tastes of Global Affairs Canada
• 2016 order placed through Regina-based company at $286 per cushion
• 2016 order placed through Regina-based company at $286 per cushion
• Premier-designate Ford announced his cabinet’s first act will be to cancel cap-and-trade and to challenge the federal carbon tax
• Ford made this promise to Canadian Taxpayers in a public pledge signing on February 10
• Ford made this promise to Canadian Taxpayers in a public pledge signing on February 10
Doug Ford’s 1st Move Must Be To Kill Wynne’s Carbon Tax
June 14, 2018
Premier-elect Ford pledged early and eagerly to end the carbon tax, and give taxpayers money back in their pockets. Killing the carbon tax is the most important first move he can take in showing the people who elected him that he is serious.
The next government will have a choice between carbon taxes that punish families but don't empower them, and technologies that empower families to find ways to cut costs and carbon
Record high gas prices show need for gas tax reform
May 18, 2018
• Ontario’s hidden carbon tax, excise tax, and tax-on-tax, drive gas prices even higher during peak periods
• CTF celebrates 20th annual Gas Tax Honesty Day
• CTF celebrates 20th annual Gas Tax Honesty Day
Subsidy-dependent industries will die off. But the trade-off will be a welcoming business culture that attracts competitive, sustainable businesses that are interested in making money the old-fashioned way: by actually earning it
In historic legal battles between governments, somebody needs to stand up for taxpayers
• 2018 version of the Income Tax Act is 1,101,499 words long, an increase of 45,547 words from last year
• It would take the average reader 61 hours to read it (three hours and 27 minutes more than last year)
• It would take the average reader 61 hours to read it (three hours and 27 minutes more than last year)
Carbon Taxes: The Washington state experience
April 24, 2018
Todd Myers from the Washington Policy Center coming to Canada to share Washington state's experience with carbon taxes
Nationalizing the Trans Mountain pipeline is a terrible idea
April 17, 2018
The Trans Mountain debacle is not a market failure. It is a political failure—and now our politicians are trying to buy their way out of the very mess they created in the first place
Admit to Canadians that slashing carbon emissions will be expensive, difficult and painful, and all the sacrifice could well be for nothing if other countries aren’t doing the same
"Wab is right: Pallister's carbon tax will cost people a lot of money, but it won't help the environment."
This year, the Ontario government ran a $6.7 billion deficit
More Canadians still rank a strong economy and cost of living as higher priorities
No Escalator Tax campaign