Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Most Recent Articles by Canadian Taxpayers Federation:

Government Housing Worth A Review October 1, 2013
If there aren’t any low-income people waiting to rent such units (eg. the units could be in a small community) then the government should look at selling the units
Some Big Incomes In Social Housing September 24, 2013
FOI documents show some big income earners living in social housing - two tenants earning over $130,000, six tenants earning $80,000-99,000 and 140 earning $50,000-70,999
Are High Taxes Shutting Canada’s NHL Teams out of Stanley Cup Contention? September 23, 2013
Leafs would have cap space to sign RFA Cody Franson and an additional star player if they operated in a lower tax environment like B.C. or Alberta
Free Ontario’s Buses September 16, 2013
An archaic system of regulations
Revoke Pensions for Crooked Politicians September 16, 2013
Former Liberal MP and senator Raymond Lavigne
Canadian Taxpayers Federation to Award Highest Honour to Fmr Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page September 13, 2013
Kevin Page became Canada’s first Parliamentary Budget Officer in 2008
Time to Sink BC Ferries’ Gravy Boat September 12, 2013
New CTF petition calls for executive compensation cuts and greater accountability
$224 Million Mystery September 11, 2013
Manitoba Hydro has been paying for consultants, lawyers and all kinds of other expenses racked up by aboriginal reserves during the "negotiations."
Reality Check on Fiscal Update September 10, 2013
"One-time savings and modest reductions from their own predictions are not worth celebrating,"
EI Tax Freeze Means Workers Will Keep Getting Plucked Until at Least 2017 September 9, 2013
Government expects EI surplus to rise until 2017
CTF Does the Math of Province’s Deficit September 9, 2013
Grab a bailer, Alberta, this flood isn't over yet
Hydro’s Not-So “Blacked Out” Documents Confirm CTF Concerns September 4, 2013
$250/hr+ consultants, an attempt to expense "laundry services" and a $75k "signing ceremony"
Government Sick Days Needs Prescription of Accountability August 29, 2013
It seems many government employees have no idea what it’s like in the real world, where sick days are taken only when you’re actually sick
Labour Day Reality Check: Federal Employees Take Nearly 3X More Sick Days than the Rest of Us August 29, 2013
Federal employees take 17.9 sick days per year
Alberta Needs a Plan to Pay for Massive Flood Price Tag August 28, 2013
Alberta has massive bills and no money in the bank to pay for it
CTF Releases Fiscal Flood Plan Report August 27, 2013
Deficit to grow from $5.1 billion to $8.1 billion for 2013-14
Another Unfair Situation For Taxpayers August 27, 2013
Right now taxpayers have to pay a fortune for the pension plan provincial judges in Saskatchewan receive
Taxpayers Shouldn’t Subsidize Mobile Phone Competition August 20, 2013
There’s apparently little concern about taxpayers and the billion they will be losing out on under this rigged auction
TransLink Brass and Police Raking in the Cash August 15, 2013
The number of staff making $100,000 or more at TransLink jumped 14.6 per cent last year
Hospital Cafeterias Losing Millions August 13, 2013
“A million here and a million there, and pretty soon you’re talking big bucks,”
Potash Unpredictability Proves Need For Prudence August 8, 2013
Continuing to cut back handouts for other businesses should also be a consideration
Politicking In The Classroom Not Acceptable August 1, 2013
Unfortunately for Manitoba teachers, some “social studies” curriculum material from the Department of Education looks more like “socialist studies” propaganda.
If Canadians Vote to Abolish the Senate, Politicians Must Listen July 29, 2013
If Canadians vote in a national referendum to abolish the Senate, the academics will be proven wrong
Calls for National Referendum on Abolishing the Senate July 18, 2013
Enormous Senator Mike Duffy-esque balloon illustrates excessive hot air in the Canadian Senate
Alberta needs to reboot budget to deal with flooding July 16, 2013
TD Bank estimates that the cost to Alberta’s economy in the short term will be between $500 million and $1.5 billion
Five Ways to Stop the Next Senate Expense Scandal from Happening July 11, 2013
Access to Information and Privacy Act
Canadian Taxpayers Federation Releases Municipal Report Card July 8, 2013
"Debt and mismanagement are not the only option in Ontario.”
Try Testing Your Local Politician June 28, 2013
Provincial rules are good (not yet great), but federally things are embarrassingly bad
Let’s Rebuild Responsibly June 27, 2013
Albertans are keenly aware of the gigantic task ahead of us. Let’s do it responsibly. Together.
Tax Cuts, Not Credits, the Fairest Way to Go June 25, 2013
This year, its property tax bill for a unit on Meadow Gardens Way, valued at $327,000, jumped to $6,577.98