The British Columbia Freedom of Information and Privacy Association, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation and Newspapers Canada are urging the House Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics to hold hearings into an RCMP decision to drop its criminal investigation into a federal Conservative staffer Sebastien Togneri, an aide to former Public Works minister Christian … Read more
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is pleased to announce the appointment of Gregory Thomas as Federal director. Thomas has served as the federation's British Columbia director since November after a career spanning 20 years in the investment and banking industry as an advisor and financial planner. Thomas has written extensively on economic and fiscal matters and … Read more
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation encouraged new Federal Treasury Board President Tony Clement (Parry Sound-Muskoka, ON) to start the waste cutting by scrapping a new federal initiative – the “Bureaucrat Olympics.” Known officially as the “Tri-Level Challenge,” the inaugural games took place at the Winnipeg Convention Centre and included a free lunch for the first 350 … Read more
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation said it brought its National Debt Clock to the Conservative Party's national convention to remind Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, AB) and other delegates that the federal debt continues to grow by more than $1,024 per second. The CTF said that it gave this week's budget some support for its … Read more
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation reacted with tepid support towards the 2011 budget, commending the federal government for its modest plan to balance the budget, move to eliminate political welfare and for making the Gas Tax Transfer permanent. The Federation said this budget is an overall improvement over its predecessor before the election, but that is … Read more
Marking its 13th annual Gas Tax Honesty Day, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation renewed its call for Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, AB) to stop the practice of charging H/GST on top of provincial and federal gas taxes. The federation said at one time Harper’s Conservatives were committed to ending the nefarious practice of charging … Read more
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation announced that in response to public outrage over the $111.5 million dispensed for pension and severance benefit for MPs it has written a letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Opposition Leader Jack Layton. The federation said that the letter calls for reform to the MP pension plan. CTF also said … Read more
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation released its calculations of estimated pension and severance payments paid to the 113 MPs who were either defeated or did not seek re-election in the May 2, 2011 general election. Defeated and retiring MPs will collect $4.9 million in pension payments in their first year. In addition, another $4.3 million in … Read more
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation announced that the federal Access to Information system is in shambles and the parties have done nothing to fix it. In a letter to party leaders, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, the BC Freedom on Information and Privacy Association, and Newspapers Canada asked the politicians to explain what they will do to … Read more
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation gave a mixed reaction to the 2011 federal budget. While rightfully withstanding opposition calls to hike business taxes, Budget 2011 increases spending and continues to project deficits into 2015-16. The full release is available online. Call 1-800-265-0442.
