Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Most Recent Articles by Canadian Taxpayers Federation:
• $4.3 million increase to the cost of electricity at William Osler since 2012
• Electricity bills for the facility up over 125 per cent over five years
• Electricity bills for the facility up over 125 per cent over five years
The quest for pension reform starts with MLAs
October 31, 2017
Reforming the MLA pension plan is a vital first step toward overall pension reform
• Taxpayers Federation cross-province tour focusing on affordability concludes at Queen’s Park
• Campaign highlights added costs of government policies like high hydro costs and cap-and-trade
• Campaign highlights added costs of government policies like high hydro costs and cap-and-trade
Are you ready for a discount tax?
October 11, 2017
The proposed crackdown on employee discounts was yet another nickel-and-dime tax grab by a government that can’t control its spending
• The “Kathleen Wynne Moving Company” highlights how unaffordable government policies move businesses and families out of Ontario
• The campaign includes a 16-foot “Wynne Moving Company” truck that will be visiting communities across Ontario
• The campaign includes a 16-foot “Wynne Moving Company” truck that will be visiting communities across Ontario
Report: Provinces woefully unprepared for aging population
September 29, 2017
FOIs show most provinces don't have any analysis as to how they'll be impacted financially by aging population
Premier crossed his fingers on tax referendum promise
September 28, 2017
Premier Pallister should talk to his predecessor about what happens to premiers who cross their fingers while making promises about taxes
If Wynne is going to defend free trade and stand up for Ontario businesses and manufacturers, she’s going to have to start listening to them first
CTF study: Who pays Canada’s income tax bill?
September 25, 2017
• Those with incomes over $100,000 are 8.4% of all tax filers and pay almost 52% of all federal income tax
• As a percentage of the economy, Canadian taxes and fees were lower under Pierre Trudeau
• As a percentage of the economy, Canadian taxes and fees were lower under Pierre Trudeau
Comparing Performance of Universal Health Care Countries
Stagnant Ontario Wages Should Come As No Shock To Kathleen Wynne
September 20, 2017
Farmers are already cutting emissions - why punish them with carbon taxes?
September 20, 2017
Government is fully aware that a carbon tax will harm farmers without impacting climate change
CTF to Morneau: back off your small business tax hikes
September 18, 2017
• Airplane banner greets MPs as they return to Parliament
• Banner urges Minister Morneau to back off his harmful small business tax hikes
• Banner urges Minister Morneau to back off his harmful small business tax hikes
Taxpayers give hard no to healthcare tax proposal
September 14, 2017
Between a proposed carbon tax and a new so-called healthcare tax, Manitoba taxpayers’ wallets could take a real beating from this government
Niverville MRI proposal illuminates critics’ lack of logic
September 6, 2017
Not everyone is opposed to Niverville
The Trudeau Liberals have a transparency problem
September 1, 2017
It's easy to talk a big game about transparency when you're in opposition. But the real test comes once you have the power to implement your commitments. On the transparency front, the Trudeau government's actions simply do not match their words
• Government employees take an average of 11.2 days per year, while private sector employees take 6.8 days per year< br />• Statistics Canada data shows substantial differences by province and level of government
Bill Morneau’s attack on the middle class
August 23, 2017
The victims will be the very people this government claims it is trying to help: mom and pop operations in small towns across the country, including farmers, mechanics and electricians
Canada’s aerospace industry is a giant pyramid scheme
August 14, 2017
It's far past time we accept the obvious: aerospace isn't special, and its perpetual coddling by politicians soaks Canadian taxpayers and hurts Canadian businesses in other industries
$578,141 (43%) increase in the cost of electricity to Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance in Stratford since 2012
Woodstock Hospital electricity prices soar
August 10, 2017
$619,871 (60%) increase in the cost of electricity to Woodstock since 2012
• $2,407,197 (35%) increase in the cost of electricity for University Hospital and Victoria Hospital since 2012
•The increase in electricity costs for University Hospital alone is $1.48 million (44%)
•The increase in electricity costs for University Hospital alone is $1.48 million (44%)
$581,925 (75%) increase in the cost of electricity to St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital since 2012
Save the planet through innovation not taxation
August 2, 2017
We need to focus on promising innovations to protect the environment rather than failed punitive taxes
Taxpayers can’t afford the bill for Diversity Gardens
July 29, 2017
$60 million on the Diversity Gardens project
Promised green jobs aren’t sticking around
July 25, 2017
Between 2006 and 2014, Ontarians overpaid for electricity by $37 billion, and will be overcharged by another $133 billion by 2032
• Canadians have paid $4.9 trillion in income tax since 1917
• $100 bills worth that much laid end to end would reach around the circumference of the earth 186 times
• $100 bills worth that much laid end to end would reach around the circumference of the earth 186 times
71% of Canadians believe the government made the wrong decision
Financial disclosures that inspire dancing
July 12, 2017
Charmaine’s victory puts pressure on Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett
Relaxing some of these absurd rules around development would do a lot more to expand housing supply than taxing and regulating Airbnb hosts. That's the path city governments should pursue