Canadian Taxpayers Podcast

Taxpayers pay about $1.2 billion per year for the CBC. That amount could instead pay thesalaries of more than 13,000 nurses. It could cover the grocery bills for 100,000 families. It’stime to defund the CBC. READ MORE HERE: https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/sims-the-cbc-is-a-government-monster-gobbling-up-tax-dollars Come on prime minister, you’ve had enough alcohol taxes Taxes already account for about half of the price of beer, 65 per cent of the price of wine andmore than three quarters of the price of spirits. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is rubbingmargarita salt in the wound by using high inflation to binge on higher alcohol taxes in 2023. SIGN THE PETITITION: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/reduce-liquor-taxes Which politicians were naughty or nice in 2022? From spending $6,000 per night on a hotel room to racking up nearly six figures on fancyairplane food and handing out bonuses to failing central bankers, plenty of politicians andbureaucrats were on the Taxpayer Naughty list in 2022. READ MORE HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/media/taxpayer-naughty-nice-list-2022.pdf

Trudeau subsidizes 391 dead people The Trudeau government spent at least $32 billion on suspicious or ineligible COVID-19 payments. The government handed out COVID-19 subsidies to hundreds of dead people, hundreds of people in jail and hundreds of Canadians under the age of 15. READ MORE HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/-4.6-billion-tip-of-the-iceberg-on-covid-19-overpayments-auditor-general Trudeau hiking FIVE taxes in 2023 The CPP tax, EI tax, carbon tax and alcohol taxes are all going up. The feds are also imposing a second carbon tax through fuel regulations in 2023. Here’s a New Year’s resolution for the Trudeau government: stop wasting money, start cutting taxes. READ MORE HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/five-federal-tax-hikes-in-2023-new-year’s-tax-changes-report Government contractor milks taxpayers The Ontario government’s transit contractor is going $8 billion over budget on a subway project. That’s enough money to build eight hospitals. Unfortunately, huge cost overruns have become the rule rather than the exception with government contractors across Canada. READ MORE HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/ford-needs-to-end-the-metrolinx-fiasco

There’s a fundamental unfairness about the federal carbon tax: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is requiring taxpayers in other provinces to pay a higher carbon tax than in Quebec. Trudeau’s special deal for Quebec shows the carbon tax was always about politics, not the environment. READ MORE HERE: https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/gunter-quebec-gets-deal-on-carbon-tax-while-rest-of-canada-pays?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1670103043 Trudeau Balloons His Buyback Boondoggle Trudeau is going after more law-abiding Canadians. He is trying to ban thousands of additional long guns. The original gun ban and buyback was already ineffective and expensive. This could cost taxpayers another $1 billion. And it won’t improve safety. READ MORE HERE: https://nationalpost.com/news/expanded-liberal-gun-ban-could-cost-taxpayers-another-billion-dollars-says-criminologist Wait, a Politician Wants Less Pay? British Columbia MLA Todd Stone put forward a private member’s bill to freeze politician pay. It would’ve killed the $10,000-pay raises for politicians. Too bad the rest of his colleagues couldn’t keep their snouts out of the trough. The B.C. government refused to debate Stone’s bill. READ MORE HERE: https://www.westernstandard.news/news/taxpayer-watchdog-urges-bc-mlas-to-vote-on-pay-raise-freeze/article_ae739166-6c12-11ed-87b5-67511c2a6670.html

The House of Commons committee stifled debate on the online censorship bill, C-11, but the Senate committee is diving in and our Ontario Director Jay Goldberg let them have it about the dangers of the legislation. WATCH JAY’S TESTOMONY HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTHwYFqfn4M&t=1s READ THE E-BOOK HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/media/Final%20C-11%20Report.pdf Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is already set to spend $20 billion over her own budget. And we’re only about half way through the fiscal year. But here’s the most amazing part: Freeland called her budgeting “prudent.” READ MORE HERE: https://financialpost.com/opinion/chrystia-freeland-20-billion-over-budget Cold winter, big carbon tax bill Winter is coming and the carbon tax makes it more expensive to keep your home warm. We break down how much the carbon tax will cost Canadians this winter. READ MORE HERE: https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-trudeau-carbon-taxes-leaving-canadians-out-in-the-cold We found the bill for the governor general’s Middle East trip Governor General Mary Simon and her entourage billed taxpayers $1.3 million on the week-long trip to the Middle East. Can Simon prove that spending $1.3 million on a week-long trip is a better use of tax dollars than hiring more nurses or helping struggling Canadian taxpayers? The CTF dug up the data, and the National Post ran the story on its front page. READ MORE HERE: https://nationalpost.com/news/governor-general-trip-cost-taxpayers-1-3-million?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1667418831 SIGN THE PETITION: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/rein-in-governor-general-perks Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

Federal Director Franco Terrazzano sits down with Alberta Director Kris Sims to discuss his testimony to the Finance Committee.

Bureaucrats are taking big pay raises and bonuses. And they’re demanding more. Much more READ MORE HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/recession-for-who-not-government-employees Lovable nerds replicate $50M ArriveCAN app A few techies spent a weekend replicating the government’s ArriveCAN app. What they did for fun, the government spent $54 million to build. Is that a good deal for taxpayers? READ MORE HERE: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-two-canadian-tech-companies-say-each-recreated-arrivecan-app-to-show/ Students stand up to government debt Government debt will hit young people the hardest and young people across Canada are hitting back. The CTF’s student organization, Generation Screwed, is taking off. READ MORE: generationscrewed.ca Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

#115 Up? Really? What’s With the Carbon Tax? The cost of living is skyrocketing, and the federal government is making things worse by hiking the carbon tax. We have the details. READ MORE HERE: https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/conservatives-attempt-to-cancel-carbon-tax-hikes-fails-in-house-of-commons If CPP and EI Quack Like a Tax… If something looks like a duck, waddles like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it’s a duck. Likewise, if something takes money from you like a tax, funds government redistribution like a tax, and even the government admits it’s a tax, then it’s a tax. But the federal government is trying to hide that from you, while taking too much from your paycheque. READ MORE HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/yes,-payroll-taxes-are-taxes.-no,-trudeau-shouldn%E2%80%99t-be-raising-them We’re No Safer, but the Gun Ban Bill’s Higher Taxpayers been billed over $3 million in office costs alone for the bureaucrats running the federal gun ban and buyback scheme, without a single gun being purchased to date. We found the records that prove it. READ MORE: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/costs-for-gun-ban-and-buyback-continue-to-balloon,-despite-not-buying-a-single-gun Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

Tax Cuts Everywhere But Canada Other countries are cutting taxes, but here in Canada, the federal government is raising the carbon tax, payroll taxes, and alcohol taxes, actively choosing to make life more expensive. READ MORE HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/canada-hikes-taxes-while-51-other-countries-provide-tax-relief-report What Is Carpaccio Anyway? While Canadians were trying to figure out how to stretch their food budget, Governor General Mary Simon and her entourage were enjoying beef wellington and fancy Italian snacks as they flew around Europe and the Middle East. We dug up the receipts. READ MORE HERE: https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/beef-wellington-230-flowers-more-details-on-how-the-governor-general-spent-99k-on-a-middle-east-trip Pay for Your Own Pole, Councillor Jankov Charlottetown taxpayers picked up the $4,600 tab to take out a utility pole that was blocking city councillor Alana Jankov’s driveway, even though she and her husband had moved their driveway to face the pole AND the city government had been told it was the homeowner’s responsibility to pay for the work. We dug up the records. READ MORE: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/charlottetown-taxpayers-paid-4,600-to-remove-utility-pole-outside-coun.-jankov%E2%80%99s-house?pending=1 Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

Newfoundland and Labrador’s Liberal Premier Andrew Furey is taking a swing at the federal carbon tax. READ MORE HERE: https://twitter.com/fureyandrew/status/1565791208210841601 https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/trudeau-government-not-serious-about-making-life-more-affordable Will Taxes Make You Skinny? Newfoundland and Labrador’s Liberal Premier Andrew Furey is bringing in a new hidden tax on sugary beverages in his province. READ MORE HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/furey%E2%80%99s-pop-tax-is-nothing-more-than-a-tax-grab Surprise Surprise: Home Equity Tax is Unpopular The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s own study found 95 per cent of social media comments are against a home equity tax, according to records dug up by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. READ MORE: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/cmhc%E2%80%99s-own-study-finds-home-equity-tax-95-per-cent-unpopular Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

Why is Ottawa in Farmers’ Way? Canadian farmers and fertilizer producers are world leaders in sustainable farming practices, but that isn’t stopping the Trudeau government from raising carbon taxes and the possibility of restricting fertilizer use. Prairie Director Robin Speer has the view from the farm. READ MORE HERE: https://www.sasktoday.ca/opinion/opinion-ottawa-should-stop-stoking-food-insecurity-5784598 UCP Candidates Pledge No PST In a huge win for taxpayers, the majority of candidates in Alberta’s United Conservative Party leadership race have signed the CTF’s pledge rejecting a PST and have also promised not to raise taxes. On top of those wins, Alberta has also ended bracket creep. READ MORE HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/ucp-candidates-pledge-not-to-impose-a-pst-or-raise-taxes https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/scrapping-bracket-creep-and-paying-down-the-debt-huge-wins-for-taxpayers Waste Watch: Federal Tourism Agency Gets Bonuses (Even With No Tourism) When the tourism industry was locked down during the pandemic, most tourism agencies had to cut costs. But the lucky federal bureaucrats at Destination Canada, the federal tourism-promotion Crown corporation, didn’t face any hardships. They even got bonuses! We dug up the records laying out the lockdown pay bumps. READ MORE: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/federal-tourism-agency-handed-out-bonuses-and-pay-raises-while-industry-locked-down Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

Balanced Budget Coming in … 2041 We have some good news and some bad news. The good news: The feds plan to balance the budget before 2070. The bad news? They won’t be balancing the budget until after 2041! By then, interest charges will have cost taxpayers $802 billion. The CTF has been telling the federal government how to avoid the crunch. READ OUR FEDERAL BUDGET SUBMISSION HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/media/Backgrounder-carbon-tax-rebate-cost.pdf Liquor Taxes on a Bender Imagine hearing two bartenders whispering about running up your bill. That would set off a few alarm bells. It turns out that is exactly what the federal government is doing as it overindulges in tax hikes for beer and liquor each year, without a vote in Parliament. READ OUR REPORT HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/government-liquor-tax-hike-bender-needs-to-end Waste Watch: Global Affairs Drops Over $40,000 On Fancy Furniture While most Canadians spent the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic tightening their belts, Global Affairs Canada was outfitting overseas diplomatic offices with over $40,000 in custom furniture produced by an Ottawa-based designer. READ MORE: https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/global-affairs-canada-spends-41k-on-fancy-custom-furniture-for-overseas-diplomatic-offices Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation sat down with Conservative Party Leadership Candidate Jean Charest to talk about key taxpayer issues like what he would do to balance the budget, make life more affordable and find savings if he was elected prime minister.

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation sat down with Conservative Party Leadership Candidate Scott Aitchison to talk about key taxpayer issues like what he would do to balance the budget, make life more affordable and find savings if he was elected prime minister.

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation sat down with Conservative Party Leadership Candidate Roman Baber to talk about key taxpayer issues like what he would do to balance the budget, make life more affordable and find savings if he was elected prime minister.

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation sat down with Conservative Party Leadership Candidate Pierre Poilievre to talk about key taxpayer issues like what he would do to balance the budget, make life more affordable and find savings if he was elected prime minister.

You get inflation, central bankers get bonuses The Bank of Canada gave its employees $45 million in bonuses and pay raises in 2020 and 2021 during the pandemic while inflation soared. The Bank of Canada is supposed to keep inflation around two per cent. If you’ve been to the grocery store in the past year you know they failed. So why did they give themselves bonuses? READ NEWS ARTICLES HERE: https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/terrazzano-bank-of-canada-doesnt-deserve-its-bonuses-and-pay-raises/wcm/e1e09f1b-4f7d-4ce3-a288-13c9bb0838bb/amp/?fbclid=IwAR0eGUeJhBsJegvgjOX2RiG7a8YC7FHsJt8ZfRv8KpycLJrd5iwRGMaeC0c https://financialpost.com/opinion/franco-terrazzano-governments-have-created-the-perfect-inflation-storm https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/terrazzano-deficit-spending-and-inflation-tax-drive-up-cost-of-living Nova Scotia’s premier takes a pay cut Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston’s salary was cut by $11,246 while MLAs froze their salaries. Members of Parliament in Ottawa need to follow Houston’s lead and stop giving themselves pay raises. READ OUR REPORT HERE:https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/houston-shows-leadership-by-cutting-his-own-salary Charlottetown council billing taxpayers for boozy dinner Charlottetown Mayor Philip Brown and fellow councillors expensed $1,800 on a boozy steakdinner that included four bottles of wine, 11 beers, 20 ounces of liquor and three cocktails. We also caught councillors double dipping on their expenses. READ OUR REPORT HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/documents-show-charlottetown-employee’s-high-spending-on-meals-and-luxury-hotels

The Trudeau government’s Bill C-11 is posing a threat to the free flow of online information in Canada. Ontario Director Jay Goldberg and Federal Director Franco Terrazzano spoke with Dr. Michael Geist, the University of Ottawa’s Canada Research Chair in internet law, about the risks of the bill. READ OUR REPORT HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/media/Final%... Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

Magic Math on the Carbon Tax The Trudeau government claims families will be better off with its carbon tax and rebate scheme, but that’s just plain magic math. According to the Parliamentary Budget Officer, the average household will be paying hundreds of dollars this year, even after the rebate cheques arrive. READ OUR REPORT HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/media/Backgrounder-carbon-tax-rebate-cost.pdf Feds Hand Out Pay Raises, Bonuses Despite Missed Objectives The federal government is spending billions on bureaucratic overtime and pay raises while missing its own objectives by miles, and we have the records that prove it. READ OUR REPORT HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/feds-spent-1.6-billion-on-overtime-pay-since-2019 Waste Watch: Chrystia Freeland Doesn’t Know Where Glasgow Is Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland went to Scotland last November for a conference in Glasgow, but stayed in Edinburgh. Canadians picked up the bills for her staff not knowing how to use Google Maps. READ OUR REPORT HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/freeland-stays-in-wrong-city-for-climate-conference,-drops-over-3,000-on-luxury-chauffer-service Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

The Trudeau government pushed the federal budgets to historic highs and took on massive new debts, all in the name of fighting COVID-19. The CTF took a look around the world, and other countries have been far more restrained. One thing is clear: After two years of a worldwide pandemic, we know that more government spending does not guarantee better results. READ OUR REPORT HERE: https://financialpost.com/opinion/opinion-spending-to-the-max-on-covid-19-programs-didnt-really-help https://www.taxpayer.com/media/Report-Pandemic-Spending.pdf SIGN the PETITION https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/stop-trudeau%E2%80%99s-debt-dive Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

Federal Director Franco Terrazzano told politicians at the federal finance committee where to go and how to get there. The destination is a balanced budget and controlling spending is the way. READ MORE: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/ctf-lays-out-plan-to-balance-the-federal-budget-in-2023-24 Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

Quebec Axes Vax Tax Quebec has backed down from its plan to impose a tax on unvaccinated people after the Canadian Taxpayers Federation and others opposed the tax. READ MORE: https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-scraps-proposed-tax-on-the-unvaccinated-announces-gyms-and-spas-can-reopen-1.5762751 Federal Bureaucrats Get Pay Raises During Pandemic Documents dug up by the CTF show over 300,000 federal bureaucrats received pay raises during the COVID-19 pandemic. READ OUR REPORT HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/media/Report-pandemic-pay-raise.pdf Provincial Bureaucrats Also Get Pandemic Pay Raises The tale of two pandemics continued on the provincial level, with over 200,000 raises approved for provincial bureaucrats across the country. READ OUR REPORT HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/media/Report-pandemic-pay-raise.pdf SIGN the PETITION https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/stop-trudeau%E2%80%99s-debt-dive Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

Calgary Arena Deal Collapse Saving Residents Millions A $635 million stadium deal in Calgary has fallen through, and that’s a good thing for taxpayers. Kris Sims and Kevin Lacey break down the bullet taxpayers have dodged. Nova Scotia Actually Balances Budget Something rare is happening in Nova Scotia where the provincial government manages to balance its budget. Renaud Brossard has more on just how they managed to find a $108 million surplus. READ MORE HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/baseball-bronfman-asking-for-the-equivalent-of-54,000-quebecers-total-income-tax-bills Feds Study Home Equity Tax Politicians say they won’t implement a home equity tax, but Ottawa just spent taxpayers’ money on study recommending a home equity tax. Franco Terrazzano has the details. READ MORE HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/feds-consider-new-tax-on-homes CHECK OUT OUR HOME TAX CALCULATOR: https://bit.ly/3rJsjpi SIGN the PETITIONS NO HOME TAX: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/no-home-equity-tax NO HOME SALE REPORTING: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/take-home-sales-off-tax-forms Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

#99 Julie Payette Tops 2021 Taxpayer Naughty List Franco Terrazzano is spreading some Christmas cheer and also some coal with our 2021 Naughty and Nice list. Who’s at the top of the Naughty list? Former governor general Julie Payette, with Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole a runner-up for flip-flopping on carbon taxes. CHECK THE LIST HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/taxpayers-release-naughty-and-nice-list-en_ca SIGN the PETITION: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/rein-in-governor-general-perks Taxes Going Up in 2022 Franco has also been doing some of that nerdy policy work and he’s put together this year’s New Year’s Tax Changes report. Long story short? Taxpayers should brace for a raft of tax hikes in 2022. SEE THE CHANGES HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/ctf-releases-new-year%E2%80%99s-tax-changes-for-2022 SIGN the PETITION: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/take-home-sales-off-tax-forms Quebec Billionaire Wants Baseball Subsidy Renaud Brossard has an update from Montreal, where billionaire Stephen Bronfman is asking for a subsidy equivalent to 54,000 Quebecers income taxes in a bid to bring a part-time baseball team to the city. READ MORE HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/baseball-bronfman-asking-for-the-equivalent-of-54,000-quebecers-total-income-tax-bills Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

We put up a bunch of billboards outside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office reminding him that the gun ban and buyback he’s pushing won’t work. SIGN the PETITION: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/scrap-the-gun-ban-and-buy-back Feds Still Not Serious about Trillion-Dollar Deficit Franco Terrazzano tells Todd about Ottawa politicians ignoring the skyrocketing debt, which is projected to hit $1.2 trillion by the end of this fiscal year. READ HIS WARNING HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/trudeau-needs-to-make-government-debt-a-priority Politicians Didn’t Save for a Rainy Day British Columbia has been hammered by a major natural disaster. Kris Sims tells Todd what we can learn from the devastating events, and how politicians can prepare better. READ MORE HERE: https://ottawasun.com/opinion/columnists/sims-b-c-flooding-shows-why-governments-should-save-for-rainy-days/wcm/118a3420-4695-4bae-bc36-d1b76529fbb5 Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

The cost of living is on the rise in Canada and inflation is a big factor. Federal Director Franco Terrazzano lays out why with Todd. WATCH FRANCO’S INTERVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cce3NxsvDk&list=PLQ75-1ptdNxKgCQ_jHZYuREdhghwumHtF&index=3 Gas taxes going down in Ontario? Doug Ford promised to ease the pain at the pumps for Ontario taxpayers, and Jay Goldberg is making sure he keeps that promise. CHECK OUT THE PROMISE HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/taxpayers-federation-welcomes-gas-tax-cut-recommitment Balanced budget sighting Something very unusual is happening in New Brunswick, as the province is running a surplus and actually paying down the debt. Renaud Brossard explains how that happened. READ MORE HERE: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-brunswick-growth-surplus-1.6250584 Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

Want to know why everything is more expensive these days? Our Federal Director Franco Terrazzano recently published a column in the Toronto Sun on that very topic, and sat down with Todd to talk about the rising price of inflation taxes on Canadian wallets. READ THE COLUMN: https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/terrazzano-deficit-spending-and-inflation-tax-drive-up-cost-of-living Home Equity Tax Calculator Kris Sims is unveiling a home equity tax calculator so Canadian homeowners can check just how much a possible home equity tax might cost them. CHECK OUT THE CALCULATOR HERE: https://secure.taxpayer.com/home-equity-tax-calculator-v2/ Angry Librarians And Ontario Director Jay Goldberg has some words of wisdom for newly-appointed Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriquez on what to do with Bill C-10, which had raised wide concerns about internet censorship before the recent federal election. READ THAT ADVICE HERE: https://nationalpost.com/opinion/jay-goldberg-new-minister-needs-to-rethink-the-governments-draconian-internet-regulations Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

Our Quebec Director Renaud Brossard just got back from Tampa Bay, Florida, but he wasn’t on vacation. He was fighting to save Quebec taxpayers a big chunk of change, as talks heat up for a new baseball stadium in Montreal for the Tampa Bay Rays. LISTEN HERE: https://www.fox13news.com/news/canadian-group-sponsors-billboard-opposing-taxpayer-funded-rays-stadium READ MORE: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/quebec-taxpayers-say-no-to-new-baseball-stadium In Ottawa, our Federal Director Franco Terrazzano is celebrating a victory for taxpayers as temporary COVID-19 subsidies are wound down by the federal government. READ HIS OP-ED HERE: https://financialpost.com/opinion/franco-terrazzano-time-for-the-feds-to-set-an-end-date-to-covid-spending-before-our-fiscal-house-falls-to-pieces And in British Columbia, the carbon tax is on the rise again, along with carbon emissions. Our B.C. Director Kris Sims weighs in. LISTEN TO HER RADIO APPEARANCE HERE: https://player.fm/series/the-jas-johal-show/carbon-tax-plans-criticised-as-out-of-touch-as-cost-of-living-woes-drag-on Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

Governments are charging taxes on top of taxes when it comes to gas in Canada, and taxpayers are paying the price. In many provinces, the tax bill takes up more than a third of the price. Federal Director Franco Terrazano weighs in. LISTEN HERE: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/get-ready-to-pay-more-for-gas-1.5614238 In Alberta, voters have delivered a clear message that while they’re willing to contribute to Canada, they won’t be taken advantage of anymore. Alberta Director Kevin Lacey breaks down the recent referendum results, and what they mean. READ HIS INTERVIEW HERE: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/albertas-equalization-referendum-delivers-clear-message-it-wont-be-taken-advantage-of-anymore And in Ontario, the provincial government has no plan on how to save money. Ontario Interim Director Jay Goldberg laid out what that means for taxpayers. READ HIS OP-ED HERE: https://nationalpost.com/opinion/jay-goldberg-ontario-cant-balance-the-books-without-cutting-spending Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

We’re talking about an issue that need more attention: accountability for grassroots people in First Nations communities. It’s a huge, complicated issue, and something that should be talked about during this election, so we reached out to Rob Louie and Charmaine Stick, two champions for First Nations transparency and accountability. They spoke with our B.C Director Kris Sims and Prairie Director Todd MacKay about how things can improve. Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

If politicians want to improve affordability, they need to lower taxes. To put that in perspective, even during the pandemic, the average Canadian family paid $35,047 in taxes, or 36 per cent of their budget. During this election, politicians are trying to sell us on their affordability plans. So, our B.C. Director Kris Sims and our Federal Director Franco Terrazzano broke down what each party could do about Canada’s tax burden. Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

The federal government is more than $1 trillion in debt. It’s borrowing $424 million every day. That means that each Canadian is on the hook for about $30,000 in federal government debt alone. If politicians don’t save money that will have to come from Canadians through taxes today, taxes tomorrow or inflation. Our Federal Director Franco Terrazzano and our B.C. Director Kris Sims broke down what each party plans to do about the debt, and what they found may surprise you. Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

Canadians place a high value on their freedom of speech, but the way we use that freedom could be changing depending on the outcome of the federal election. We wanted to make it easy for the average Canadian to make sense of the issue, so our interim Ontario Director Jay Goldberg and our Prairie Director Todd MacKay put their heads together for this podcast. They broke down the whole issue, and how much each party’s plan might cost the country. Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

The average Canadian probably thinks of Rambo when they hear the term “military-style assault rifle.” Politicians are counting on that confusion, and the media isn’t clearing things up. But if Canadians are going to cut through the political spin, they’re going to need to hear from experts and they need to compare what politicians are saying to those facts. We’re making it easy. Our B.C. Director Kris Sims and Prairie Director Todd MacKay broke down the whole issue, and how much each party’s plan might cost the country. Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

Current CTF President and CEO Scott Hennig recently caught up with Premier Kenney to chat with him about his government’s response to COVID-19, his time with the CTF and much more. This is the unabridged version of the Q&A that ran in the Summer 2021 edition of The Taxpayer magazine. Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

Canadians have always had a tax exemption when they sell their primary residence and politicians swear they’ll never impose a home equity tax. So, what’s the problem? More than 100,000 taxpayers have signed our PETITION opposing a home equity tax because they’re not sure they can trust politicians. And when we dug into the details, there’s good reason for that skepticism. Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

Carbon tax advocates say making you pay more for gas will help the environment. We’ve checked the track record for carbon taxes and there’s a lot more to the story, and the political parties are constantly shifting their carbon tax policies. Our B.C. Director Kris Sims and our Federal Director Franco Terrazzano break it all down. Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

Andrew Lawton is a well-known Canadian commentator who has been working on a documentary titled “Assaulted: Justin Trudeau's War on Gun Owners.” We talked to him about the federal gun ban and buyback policy. You can watch Andrew’s documentary series at this link: www.assaulted.ca Andrew’s podcast is available at this link: tnc.news/podcast/the-andrew-lawton-show Scrap the Gun Ban and Buyback Petition: LINK Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer is back, again, with worse news: Seven out of the ten provincial governments have unsustainable finances. The kicker? Those books are in the red, even without the temporary COVID-19 spending. Check the data here: https://www.pbo-dpb.gc.ca/en/blog/news-releases--communiques-de-presse/COM-2122-017--federal-finances-sustainable-over-the-long-term-but-most-provinc--finances-publiques-viables-a-long-terme-au-niveau-federal-mais-p Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer is back with more bad news: The federal government won’t be balancing the budget until 2070. Put plainly, that means fifty more years of deficits for our great grandchildren to deal with. Check the data here: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/feds-won%E2%80%99t-balance-the-budget-until-2070 Stop Trudeau’s Debt Dive Petition: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/stop-trudeau%E2%80%99s-debt-dive Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

Politicians think sugar taxes will make people skinnier in Newfoundland and Labrador, but this hasn’t worked before. And there’s a lot of unfairness to the tax. Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

Tom Korski digs into the huge planning problems with Ottawa’s gun policy. He also does the math on government golf courses and pulls back the curtain on internet censorship. Korski is the senior reporter for the investigative journalism website Blacklock’s Reporter. Check it out at: blacklocks.ca. Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Scrap the Gun Ban and Buyback Petition: LINK Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

Matt Bufton thinks smaller government is better, and he’s swimming against the current at universities across Canada, but here’s the good news: a lot of university students are swimming against the current with him. Bufton runs the Institute for Liberal Studies that gets students into the big ideas that are the foundation of small government. Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! And the Institute’s own podcast, “The Curious Task” https://thecurioustask.podbean.com/e/ep-40-pete-boettke-—-what-is-the-curious-task-of-economics/ Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join

The Parliamentary Budget Officer looked at the cost of the federal gun ban and buyback scheme. It could go as high as $750 million to actually buy guns, but, when it came to administrative costs, the PBO just shrugged. Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Scrap the Gun Ban and Buyback Petition: LINK Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

The federal government tried to ram through Bill C-10 to regulate internet content. Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporters told politicians to stop it, including senators. And the senate did what it does best: nothing (and that’s a good thing). Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! Stop Bill C-10 Petition: LINK Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

Trudeau’s gun grab is going to be costly, and we break down how much each Canadian owes for skyrocketing government debt. Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! And… The price tag for the failed United Nations Security Council seat campaign has somehow gotten even higher. OUR STORY HERE Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

"How do we work together to improve life for First Nations people living on and off reserve in Canada? Rob Louie is working hard to make a big difference. Canadian Taxpayers Federation British Columbia Director Kris Sims speaks with Louie, the founder, CEO and President of the Band Members Alliance and Advocacy Association of Canada (BMAAAC – pronounced “bee mack”). NOTE: This conversation was recorded prior to the discovery of the remains of children at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in B.C."

Right now, a bunch of powerful politicians around the world are backing a global minimum business tax to get out of competing on lower taxes. This is a cartel, plain and simple. Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! And… Loto-Quebec handed out $2 million in overtime pay, even though casinos were closed. FRENCH LINK ENGLISH LINK Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

Tom Korski is a senior reporter at the investigative journalism website Blacklock’s Reporter, which talks about stories the media is missing. Ottawa is trying to ram through Bill C-10 to regulate the internet, despite threats to free speech. The Canada Infrastructure Bank doesn’t build anything, but it pays its executives a lot (just don’t ask how much). And the Memorial to the Victims of Communism is way over budget, even though it’s not built. SIGN THE PETITION TO STOP BILL C-10 – CLICK HERE CHECK OUT BLACKLOCK’S REPORTER – CLICK HERE Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

News at the Top – Bureaucrats Get Pay Raises As government gets bigger in Canada, taxpayers are being billed for pay raises on top of more bureaucrats. CLICK HERE and HERE for more! Deep Dive – Ottawa Subsidizes Dead People Ottawa has a huge spending problem, and our national debt is over $1 trillion. Pandemic spending is only compounding the issue, and now it turns the federal government has given over $9 million worth of COVID-19 subsidies to dead people. CLICK HERE for more! Waste Watch – Doug Ford Bungles License Plates Before COVID-19 arrived in Canada, Ontario Premier Doug Ford tried to bring in new license plates for the province. It blew up in his face, and according to exclusive records we obtained, the new plates actually cost more to make than the old. OUR EXCLUSIVE STORY HERE! Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.

News at the Top – Government is Broke/Tax Freedom Day Governments across Canada are facing an impending debt crunch and families are facing steep tax bills. LINKS: https://winnipegsun.com/opinion/columnists/aldrich-tax-freedom-day-hardly-reason-to-celebrate https://financialpost.com/opinion/opinion-our-debt-problem-is-a-lot-worse-than-ottawa-is-letting-on Deep Dive – Life After COVID We and our friends over at SecondStreet.org have some tips for the federal government as the COVID-19 threat diminishes. LINK: https://www.secondstreet.org/life-after-covid-e-book-announcement/ Waste Watch – Rideau Hall Delays Bring High Cost Taxpayers had to fork over close to $200,000 more for work at Rideau Hall because of delays, and Julie Payette’s office appears to have played a role in those delays. LINK: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/delays-increased-rideau-hall-project-costs-by-200,000 SIGN the PETITION: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/cut-off-expenses-when-a-governor-general-leaves-office Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join.