Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Most Recent Articles by Canadian Taxpayers Federation:

Wynne Plots for Luxury Vehicle Watts February 11, 2017

Formerly middle class Ontarians are being pushed into poverty.

Cap and Trade Takes From Poor and Gives to Rich February 9, 2017

What Ontario doesn't need is a reverse Robin Hood who takes from hardworking families, but a reversal of the cap and trade policy that our so-called social justice premier has brought in

CTF Slams Bombardier Bailout February 9, 2017

• After 15 months of begging, Trudeau government finally capitulates and gives hapless plane-maker $372 million
• Bombardier has received more than $3.8 billion in subsidies going back more than fifty years

The Optics of Inaction are Terrible for City Hall January 30, 2017

The optics are terrible for the current scandal and the optics of inaction are terrible for the current mayor and council

Is Minister Morneau Planning Tax Hikes By Stealth? January 20, 2017

Government should not exploit "simplification" as a convenient pretext to sneak in tax hikes on millions of Canadians

Federal Bureaucrats Rack Up Pricey Relocation Expenses January 16, 2017

• Access to information documents show six-figure moving expenses from employees in at least four government departments
• Highest cost to taxpayers was a $538,549 employee move from Richmond Hill to Belleville, Ontario

Ontario’s Carbon Tax Takes Effect Tomorrow – CTF Calls on Government to Reverse Course December 31, 2016

The new tax will increase cost of home heating, gasoline, electricity and all manufactured or transported products
• Billions in revenue from the new tax will be sent to Quebec and California, for negligible emission reductions in Ontario

CTF Releases New Year’s Tax Changes for 2017 December 28, 2016

Manitobans finally free from bracket creep December 28, 2016

Bracket creep happens when people get cost-of-living increases in their incomes and then get bumped into higher tax brackets

Pallister plays Robin to Wall’s Batman in the fight against carbon taxes December 22, 2016

Justin Trudeau's carbon tax scheme

Ontario Desperately Needs a Realistic Plan to Curb Spending December 14, 2016

Government must focus on debt reduction, and develop a realistic plan for balancing the budget that is long term and sustainable, and does not rely on the one-time sale of assets

Many Government Apps Have High Price Tag and Few Downloads December 12, 2016

Several apps downloaded less than a thousand times

Time to Question Government-Subsidized Culture December 9, 2016

Whether a "Netflix tax" or an ISP tax, the unstated assumptions are the same: we absolutely must have government directing the creation of official Canadian content; Canadian taxpayers must be forced to pay for it

Lessons from Australia - Carbon Tax Failure December 5, 2016

Australian Carbon Tax Repealed After Two Years (2012-14)

We All Pay the Price for Runaway Political Correctness December 3, 2016

Free speech is under fire on Canadian campuses. And it's happening on campuses all over Canada

Cap and Fail - Auditor General Slams Government’s Carbon Tax Scheme December 2, 2016

When consumers' bills suddenly jump in 2017, the government doesn't want to identified as the culprit

Ontarians will be forced to pay for imaginary ‘credits’ just so the government can feel good November 29, 2016

But despite not achieving anything for the climate, cap and trade will make things in the province more expensive

Tory Toll on Gardiner and Don Valley Will Add to Gridlock and Hurt Commuters November 24, 2016

• In a policy reversal, Tory now plans to make a pitch to apply a $2 toll to the Gardiner and DVP
• Plan would require provincial approval from Premier Wynne

Hard for Government to Claim $800Gs Ad Buy Wasn’t Partisan November 24, 2016

Government to spend $70 million on a program that never saw the light of day. Continued spending taxpayer money promoting program after they cancelled it by giving contracts to crony friends, removing the auditor general"s power to stop them

Ontario Government Spent $800,000 on New Advertising for ORPP After Program was Cancelled November 23, 2016

• Government ordered new advertising even after they had cancelled the program
• Ads were produced by the same ad firm that the Ontario Liberal Party hired for their election advertising

With Ontario’s Expenses Rising Faster than Expected, Government Raises Land Transfer Taxes November 14, 2016

• Questioning government’s ability to balance budget
• Modest tax break for first time home buyers financed by tax increases for commercial, other property, outweighed by other policies that make staying in home unaffordable

The Real Threat to Ontario’s Economy Isn’t a President Trump November 13, 2016

The reality is that Ontario's economy is not threatened by Donald Trump--it's under full fledged attack by its own government

The Trudeau Government One Year In: Not So Sunny Ways November 6, 2016

With three years left in their mandate, there’s still time for the Trudeau government to right the fiscal ship, clamp down on waste, and get serious about transparency laws

CTF Calls For Posting Scanned Expense Receipts and Tightened Relocation Reimbursement Guidelines October 27, 2016

• Scanned expense receipts for ministers, MPs, senators and political staff should be posted proactively online
• Tighter guidelines should be implemented for staff relocation expenses

Taxpayers Federation calls for stable taxes, controlled spending and MLA pension reform October 27, 2016

Multi-billion-dollar pension liabilities need to be addressed and the first step is for MLAs to lead by example and reform their own pension fund

A Carbon Tax Will Cost Canadians Billions. What Will We Get For It? October 24, 2016

Trudeau's decision to tax Canadians into submission is likely to achieve many things: it will strain the budgets of millions of Canadian households; Devastate Canadian businesses; Fill government coffers with billions of dollars s

Taxpayers Federation Calls for Full Accounting of $11.7 Million Spent on Advertising and Consultants October 19, 2016

Ontario Public Accounts reveal $11.7 million of the program's $11.9 million budget was spent on consultants, publications, media and advertising

Taxpayers Federation Launches Campaign to “Stop High Energy Bills” October 17, 2016

StopHighEnergyBills.caEncourages public to take action on government’s interference in electricity sector and cost of planned new tax on home heating and gasoline

Kathleen Wynne Blames Your Family For Costly New Tax October 13, 2016

Kathleen Wynne has mismanaged the economy, the electricity system, the provincial budget and can't afford to keep the government running

Don’t impose a carbon tax in vain October 13, 2016