Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Most Recent Articles by Canadian Taxpayers Federation:
• 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
Trudeau government was preparing to offer Omar Khadr a $10 million compensation package
Saskatchewan may take legal action to defend itself against a federally imposed carbon tax
Court of Queen’s Bench orders Onion Lake Cree Nation to publish the band’s basic financial information
CTF applauds rejection of internet tax
June 15, 2017
• Heritage Committee recommended expanding 5% Canadian content production levy to broadband internet delivery to create a new ‘broadband tax’
Hundreds of Ontarians are sending the Premier a message
June 12, 2017
Ontario government spent over $121,000 on a giant inflatable rubber duck
Morneau’s ‘tax escalator’ a bad precedent
June 12, 2017
But with Morneau’s proposed “tax escalator”, future tax hikes would be automatic
The more the premier has in her bag of tricks, the less money we have in our wallets
“It’s wrong for Premier Pallister to side with the federal government to force a carbon tax on Manitobans against their will,”
$1,741,145 (25%) increase in the cost of electricity to Waterloo Region District School Board since 2012
Minister Bains’ lackluster clusters
May 29, 2017
Failed approach to economic development that has governments picking winners and losers, instead of ensuring a business-friendly environment for all
It's bad enough that our prime minister is pushing the idea that provinces are free to do whatever they want...as long as they do exactly what he wants them to do
With the Trudeau government running big deficits for the foreseeable future, many Canadians are questioning just how much we can afford to spend on foreign aid
Sault Area Hospital electricity costs soar
May 19, 2017
$443,918 (20.5%) increase in the cost of electricity to Sault Area hospital since 2013
Carbon taxes, whether existing or proposed, mean higher taxes for Canadians and their families
• Charging sales tax on top of excise taxes needs to stop; axe the tax-on-tax
• CTF celebrates 19th annual Gas Tax Honesty Day