on July 30, 2019
Taxpayer Victory
Atlantic We are celebrating a victory for taxpayers with the news that Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Rural Economic Development and Nova Scotia Member of Parliament, has officially rejected the proposal for $18 million tax dollars for a luxury golf course airport in Cape Breton.Career Opportunity: Investigative Journalist
Federal We are seeking someone who loves to uncover stories, dig deep into the background, file stacks of access-to-information requests, ask the tough questions and hold the powerful accountable.Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion
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on May 17, 2019
Nova Scotians pinched at the pumps by rising gas taxes
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation's 21st annual Gas Tax Honesty report showed that a large portion of what Nova Scotia drivers pay at the gas pumps is actually tax. Read Moreon December 07, 2018
Keating's False Statements
The following is a guest blog post by Colin Craig concerning comments by Councillor Keating about city council's golden pension plan, and Keating's recent comments about the city's retirement bonuses. Read Moreon October 25, 2018
QC: Et si un courriel pouvait faire épargner 1,5G$ aux Québécois?
Aidez-nous à enfoncer le dernier clou dans le cercueil du projet Apuiat! Read Moreon October 19, 2018
What Queen's Park "severance policy" is Patrick Brown talking about? We have a copy
Patrick's math doesn't add up - he used a loophole to pay his friends' severence Read Moreon October 17, 2018
Cost to Calgary households to host 2026 Olympics
The CTF has released analysis that shows a Calgary household will have to pay at least $2,000 extra to host the 2026 winter Olympics. Read Moreon September 14, 2018
The Numbers are in: Olympics will Cost Taxpayers a Pretty Penny
This week, Calgary’s official Olympic bidding organization, “BidCo,” released their hosting plans for the 2026 winter games. The plan outlines how much the Olympics is expected to cost, infrastructure plans, expected revenues, and the total bill that must be covered by taxpayers. Let’s take a closer look at BidCo’s hosting plan and the potential bill (a little foreshadowing: taxpayers are expected to fork up a pretty penny). Read Moreon August 23, 2018
City of Calgary – Lots of room for improvement
We routinely hear the City of Calgary either has to raise taxes or cut services. This blog post shows that's just not true ... Read Moreon August 17, 2018
A high-level bureaucrat just bought a Tesla with your money
Despite making $415,000 per year, Investissement Québec CEO Pierre-Gabriel Côté wants you to pay for his new luxury car. Read Moreon August 16, 2018
A couple quick notes about government employee "pay freezes" in Alberta...
Taxpayers should know the truth behind the Alberta government's claims about negotiating "pay freezes" with government employees. Read More
Recent Media
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is joining the fight over the Kinder Morgan pipeline. We are seeking intervenor status in the ongoing court fight, standing up for taxpayers. Oil and gas are vital to our economy and to our modern way of life- this pipeline needs to be built or we won’t have the money and salaries needed to pay the sky high taxes imposed on us in the first place. Help us by visiting taxpayer.com - Stand Up and Be Heard
CTF's VP Communications Scott Hennig comments on the recent 1.5% increase in alcohol tax on April 1, 2018. In the last federal budget, the Trudeau government introduced the escalator tax that automatically increases the tax on alcohol each year without debating it in the House of Commons.
CTF seeks intervenor status in Kinder Morgan pipeline court case
Trudeau's escaltor tax hits alcohol on April 1
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