Do you want politicians to stop wasting your money and raising your tax bill? The Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s President and CEO Scott Hennig delivers the blueprint on how taxpayers can push for smaller and more accountable government in the

#122 1.2 billion reasons to defund the CBC

Jan 2nd, 2023 36m 13s

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.c

#121 Trudeau subsidizes 391 dead people

Dec 20th, 2022 40m 36s

Trudeau subsidizes 391 dead peopleThe 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 hund

#120 Quebec’s Special Deal on Carbon Tax

Dec 9th, 2022 36m 7s

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

#119 Senate Committee Gets and Earful About Online Censorship

Nov 28th, 2022 20m 31s

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: ht

#118 Feds blow the budget by $20B (already)

Nov 21st, 2022 42m 35s

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:

#117 Testifying to the Finance Committee on Behalf of Taxpayers

Nov 8th, 2022 34m 39s

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

#116 That’s NOT how bonuses should work

Oct 28th, 2022 33m 38s

Bureaucrats are taking big pay raises and bonuses. And they’re demanding more. Much moreREAD MORE HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/recession-for-who-not-government-employeesLovable nerds replicate $50M ArriveCAN appA few techies spent

#115 Up? Really? What’s With the Carbon Tax?

Oct 12th, 2022 38m 14s

#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/conservativ

#114 Tax Cuts Everywhere But Canada

Oct 6th, 2022 30m 41s

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://w

#113 Look Who’s Fighting Carbon Taxes Now

Sep 27th, 2022 25m 38s

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/1565791208210841601https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/trudeau-government-not-serious-

#112 Why is Ottawa in Farmers’ Way?

Sep 14th, 2022 31m 13s

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

#111 Balanced Budget Coming in … 2041

Aug 31st, 2022 33m 25s

Balanced Budget Coming in … 2041We 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 co

#110 INTERVIEW Jean Charest

Aug 29th, 2022 14m 27s

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 pr

#109 INTERVIEW Scott Aitchison

Aug 12th, 2022 16m 57s

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

#108 INTERVIEW Roman Baber

Aug 12th, 2022 19m 16s

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 prim

#107 INTERVIEW Pierre Poilievre

Aug 12th, 2022 18m 42s

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

#106 You Get Inflation, Central Bankers Get Bonuses

Aug 10th, 2022 22m 34s

You get inflation, central bankers get bonusesThe 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

#105 INTERVIEW Dr. Geist on C-11 Censorship

Jul 29th, 2022 36m 42s

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 Researc

#104 Magic Math on the Carbon Tax

Jul 25th, 2022 31m 44s

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 payin

#103 Massive Spending Didn’t Really Help COVID Fight

Mar 15th, 2022 19m 17s

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

#102 Franco goes to the Finance Committee

Feb 23rd, 2022 24m 25s

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-l

#101 CTF Gets Vax Tax Axed

Feb 11th, 2022 31m 49s

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-unvacc

#100 Feds Study A Tax They Say They Won’t Collect

Jan 25th, 2022 23m 44s

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