Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Most Recent Articles by Canadian Taxpayers Federation:

Ontario taxpayers shouldn’t pay for partisan ads May 19, 2015
Neutering the powers of the Auditor General and using taxpayer money to promote partisan ads should have all taxpayers seeing red.
It’s Time to Axe the Gasoline Tax-on-Tax: CTF May 14, 2015
Charging sales tax on top of excise taxes needs to stop; axe the tax-on-tax
Ontario’s Pension Plan Shows Wynne’s Contempt for Spending Choices of Ontario Families May 13, 2015
Once this new payroll tax is implemented by 2017, it will mean less money for families who are already being squeezed
Irresponsible Provincial Budget Shouldn’t be a Surprise May 5, 2015
Anyone who believes this government is willing to become fiscally responsible should consider trying out to replace Charlie Brown as the Peanuts place kicker.
Selinger Budget Forces Manitobans to Co-Sign Loans in Crayon May 4, 2015
The government has failed to address the deficit, failed to rein in spending and failed to offer tax relief.
You’re Already Out of Time to Read the Income Tax Act Before Filing Deadline: CTF May 4, 2015
Current version of the Income Tax Act is 3,314 pages long - more than a million words
Stop Ontario’s Plan for Taxpayer Funded Partisan Ads May 4, 2015
Provincial Budget Unveils Plans to Limit Auditor General's Oversight of Government Advertising
Modernizing the Access to Information Act April 28, 2015
It may not be the sexiest political issue during an election year, but transparent and accountable government is extremely important in any democratic society
Ontario’s Tax and Borrow Budget Raises Serious Concerns About Financial Future of Province April 23, 2015
Budget 2015-16 shows a $10.9 billion deficit, projects a $8.5 billion deficit next year
Federal budget balanced without tax hikes April 22, 2015
If Canada is to return to financial health by paying down debt, holding the line on spending isn’t enough: government must cut waste and reduce overall spending.
Taxpayers Federation Applauds Balanced Federal Budget April 21, 2015
Budget 2015-16 shows $1.4 billion surplus; will be applied to federal debt
Make Crown Expenses Transparent April 17, 2015
Taxpayers need to see both expenses and results for Crown travel
Ontario’s New Tax on Beer April 16, 2015
Province announces plan to impose new tax on beer
Stop Ontario’s Carbon Cap and Tax Grab April 13, 2015
Province announces a cap-and-trade carbon tax scheme that could cost Ontario $2 billion per year
Higher Taxes on Travel No April Fools Joke April 9, 2015
While the price of fuel is falling, much of the savings are being eaten up by these tax increases instead of being passed on to travellers.
Let’s Budget for Debt Repayment April 8, 2015
The Harper government has taken a critical first step in getting the books balanced
Ontario’s Tax on Flights Rises on April Fools’ Day April 1, 2015
Canadian Taxpayers Federation releases three new videos showing impact of jet fuel tax hikes
Province Must Renegotiate Pan Am Games Gold-Plated Severance Package March 19, 2015
The province and the Games shouldn’t leave taxpayers to pay for a badly negotiated contract on top of this mess
Time To End Taxpayer-Funded Partisan Ads March 18, 2015
Ontario’s government spends about $30 million per year on advertising. Whether or not that’s a reasonable sum is up for debate
CTF Calls on Hydro One to End Practice of Sending Phony Cut-Off Notices March 12, 2015
Ratepayers late paying sky-high hydro bills threatened with cut-off in dead of winter
CTF Calls on Province for Full Sale of Hydro One March 11, 2015
Government must give up operational control of crown corporation in proposed asset sale
CTF Calls on Province to Renegotiate Pan Am Games CEO Compensation March 6, 2015
CEO Saad Rafi set to collect gold-plated severance of $428,000 at conclusion of Games
Seventeenth Annual Teddy Government Waste Award Winners March 4, 2015
Provincial – Ontario’s Ministry of Energy for “smart meters” fiasco
Risky, Wasteful and an Awful Precedent February 23, 2015
Corporate Welfare:
Manitoba: Time for a Rethink February 18, 2015
Some data from the Frontier Centre for Public Policy sheds a light on one way the province can turn things around
MLA Pension Reports Should Be Disclosed February 9, 2015
For most government employee pension plans, employees are required to put in a set amount of money each year and the government (taxpayers) matches it
Wynne Is Promising More Debt, Not Less January 28, 2015
If Canadians tried this trick with their mortgages, they would default and lose their houses. Governments, on the other hand, simply raise taxes in an attempt to raise more money
Oswald’s Pension Idea Poorly Thought Out January 21, 2015
​NDP leadership candidate Theresa Oswald
Museum Should Treat Everyone the Same January 19, 2015
Plain and simple, governments shouldn’t treat people differently based on race.
Soak The Rich?  Tax Revenues Might Just Dry Up January 13, 2015
Advocates of “soak the rich” policies live in a theoretical world where incentives have no impact on future behaviour. The reality is far more sobering