Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Most Recent Articles by Canadian Taxpayers Federation:
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
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
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
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
Oswald’s Plan Is Dangerous
December 31, 2014
It’s bad enough that Ms. Oswald sat silent as her government spent like drunken sailors over the past decade and a half
CTF Releases New Year’s Tax Changes for 2015
December 29, 2014
Retroactive changes from Family Tax Cut mean big savings for many families
CTF Releases New Year’s Tax Changes for 2015 (Manitoba)
December 29, 2014
Federal tax cuts mean big savings for Manitobans that have kids
Manitoba’s Naughty and Nice List
December 19, 2014
Heading up the naughty list is Premier Greg Selinger
CTF Condemns Corporate Welfare for Pratt & Whitney
December 8, 2014
“We’ve seen this movie before, and the ending is always the same: taxpayers pay through the nose and a profitable private company is laughing all the way to the bank
Canada’s Frequent Flyer Commissioner
December 4, 2014
Acting Human Rights Commissioner has accumulated $760k in expenses
Selinger’s “Divorce” Not Surprising
December 4, 2014
Manitoba: Now we’re left with a government that is built on spending money, but has run out of money to spend
No More Green Energy Schemes for Ontario
December 3, 2014
This faux-market scheme creates ripe opportunity for crony capitalism and corruption, while doing very little to address emissions
CTF Pleased Most Reserves Have Abided by New Transparency Law
November 27, 2014
The disclosure of chief and council pay information and band financial statements will help band members hold their elected officials accountable
Taxing the Tooth Fairy in Ontario?
November 24, 2014
Even with an abstract plan to go after an underground economy, the estimated revenues are hardly enough to make up for the burgeoning debt.
Call Young Canadians “Generation Screwed”
November 19, 2014
Like any Ponzi scheme, these government programs require constant growth and new members joining the bottom to pay out those collecting from the top
Smoke and Mirrors in Fall Economic Statement
November 17, 2014
Home Ice Tax Disadvantage?
Our Federal Debt: The Elephant In The Room
November 13, 2014
Whatever direction future governments decide to take, the size of our debt will affect their ability to pay for government services
Province Clueless about Colossal Problem
October 31, 2014
The federal government has been studying how demographic shifts will impact government bodies in Canada for quite some time.
CTF Applauds New Government Tax Measures For Families
October 30, 2014
The best way to provide to Canadians with more money in their pocket, rather than massive new government programs and increased spending,”