Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Most Recent Articles by Canadian Taxpayers Federation:
Laughable $5,000 fine for shredding FOI documents
Premier Wynne: You Are Freezing the Wrong Wages!
March 21, 2014
The proposed MPP wage freeze will save taxpayers $390,550 per year
EI Tax Rollback Urged for 2015 Budget – Up 28 Per Cent Since 2008
Justin Trudeau needs to look beyond the failed playbook — and coaches — that once guided Dalton McGuinty and Jean Charest
Behind The Government’s Budget Spin
March 18, 2014
Taxpayers need to be aware of the things they aren’t telling you about
Andrea Horwath’s Line in the Sand
March 5, 2014
NDP has propped up this tax-and-spend government up for the past two budgets, and allowed the government to grow the debt by nearly $40 billion since the last election
16th Annual “Teddy” Government Waste Awards Winners
February 26, 2014
Lifetime Achievement – The Senate of Canada, after sober second thought
The waste awards are gilded pig statuettes awarded in four categories; local waste, provincial waste, federal waste and lifetime achievement
You Don’t Win Friends With Salad!
February 21, 2014
Ontario's Healthy Menu Program is a Disaster for School Cafeterias: Forget about overweight students, the weight of our government is the real problem in Ontario
Balanced Federal Budget Sets Stage for Serious Tax Cuts in 2015
February 11, 2014
Time for the Prime Minister to deliver on his election promise and deliver tax cuts and bigger paycheques to Canadians
Here’s to a ‘Do-Nothing’ Budget
February 11, 2014
The challenge, between budget 2014 and budget 2015, is get federal politicians of all stripes to put hard-pressed, long-suffering taxpaying Canadian households first.
Brazeau and Harb Charges Demand Speedy Passage of Bill C-518
February 4, 2014
The Protecting Taxpayers and Revoking Pensions of Convicted Politicians Act
Wall’s Procrastination Puzzling
January 31, 2014
While the Wall government’s inactivity on this issue has been puzzling, the solutions are not so complex
Transparency Saves Taxpayers Money
January 29, 2014
Freedom of Information Act
Wynne’s Pension Bait & Switch
January 23, 2014
Ontario families are nickel-and-dimed by their government with higher taxes, increased premiums, new user-fees and soaring energy rates
MPs and Senators are still operating in the dark ages when it comes to accountability. They like it in the dark just fine
Ontario is the Poster Child of Bad Tobacco Policies
January 13, 2014
Young people – the very people tobacco laws are designed to protect – are some of the top customers in the contraband market
Bad Tobacco Policies Drive Smokers to Black Market
January 9, 2014
CTF Releases Joint Paper with U.S.-based Reason Foundation
CTF Releases New Year’s Tax Changes for 2014
December 30, 2013
First-time charitable donors get higher tax breaks
The average payrolls cost for a single federal government staffer have gone from $86,000 when the Conservatives took office in 2006 to $114,000 last year
Alberta’s New Sunshine List Sets Gold-Standard for the Rest of Canada
December 19, 2013
“Today’s announcement in Alberta highlights just how disappointing the Harper government has handled this issue federally,
Don’t Hike CPP Contributions, Fix EI to Help Canadians Retire Richer
December 19, 2013
Ontario residents are far less likely to be eligible for EI payments, and yet Ontario taxpayers pay the brunt of EI taxes
The Wynne government should think about the people who suffer the most from irresponsible government decisions
Turn off the Heat and Put on a Sweater!
December 2, 2013
Ontario's Long Term Energy Plan Falls Short
Fat Taxes Make Governments Fat
November 28, 2013
Food taxes do not affect obesity rates, Disproportionately hurt lower-income Canadians, Massive new government revenue grab, Intrusion into personal choice
How Much Did Red River College Pay For A Pre-Wedding Reception?
November 26, 2013
Wedding-related expense at Red River College not appropriate, Minister Allum needs to disclose amount, shake up board
Canada Must Not Follow Mexico’s Lead on Food Taxes
November 25, 2013
CTF releases new report debunking claims made by proponents of food and sugar taxes
Liberals Pass the Buck on Eco-Fees
November 22, 2013
Lower recycling costs and less waste is a double win for taxpayers concerned with the environment
The EI Ripoff
November 21, 2013
Scrap the pork-barreling Employment Insurance system
Ottawa is using Employment Insurance as a cash cow
