The Canadian Taxpayers Federation applauds Heritage and Official Languages Minister Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) for rejecting the Heritage Committee’s recommendation to impose a new internet tax on Canadians. “A new internet tax is a terrible idea, and would make the internet less affordable for Canadians,” said CTF Federal Director Aaron Wudrick, “Even worse would be using the revenue to … Read more
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on the federal government to end the practice of applying the HST/GST after provincial and federal excise taxes have already been charged. This practice of “tax-on-tax” was highlighted as part of the CTF’s 19th annual Gas Tax Honesty Day. “A few cents a litre may not sound like much, but … Read more
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation released a new study warning that corporate welfare giveaways are growing and increasingly justified as green initiatives. The study, entitled Corporate Welfare Cash: 21st Century Justifications and Billion-Dollar Bills to Come, looks at trends in corporate welfare since 2000 and shows governments are racking up huge bills as traditional corporate welfare is shifting … Read more
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation released access-to-information documents showing a troubling lack of transparency and accountability surrounding corporate welfare handed out by the federal government, with virtually no information available regarding the number of jobs created from nearly $12 billion in taxpayer subsidies dispensed since 1967. “We are constantly told by governments that corporate welfare creates jobs,” … Read more
Charmaine Stick, a First Nations activist from the Onion Lake Cree Nation, is calling on MPs to ensure that those in First Nations communities can find out what their leaders are doing with their money. Stick testified in front of the Standing Committee for Indigenous and Northern Affairs. “Anyone in the world can see the prime … Read more
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation released a study, entitled Les effects pervers des transferts fédéraux au Québec demonstrating the perverse effects of federal transfers on Québec. The report also challenges the Quebec government to achieve “Zero Equalization” by 2025. “How is it that our Québec politicians are constantly asking for more and more money from the federal government without ever questioning the … Read more
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation released access-to-information documents showing the high cost of federal government employee relocations, with at least 16 relocations costing $100,000 or more. “The government got into hot water last year over excessive relocation costs for political staff,” said CTF Federal Director Aaron Wudrick. “But the reality is taxpayers are also on the hook … Read more
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation Federal Director Aaron Wudrick released the following statement in response to the joint Federal-Ontario announcement regarding Honda: “This egregious example of corporate welfare is a massive waste of taxpayer dollars. Honda turned a global profit of US$2.8 billion in 2015. If they want Canadians’ money, they can earn it by selling their … Read more
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation has released its annual report crunching the numbers on new year’s tax changes for Canadians, and the result will likely mean a tax break for most Canadians in 2017. The two main federal measures are changes to Employment Insurance premiums which will result in tax savings of up to $132 for employees … Read more
Canadian Taxpayers Federation Federal Director Aaron Wudrick released the following statement in response to the tentative agreement announced between the Government of Canada and the Public Service Alliance of Canada: “Taxpayers should be deeply concerned about this tentative agreement. After a year of hard bargaining, the government has now capitulated to all of the union’s demands, … Read more
