#114 Tax Cuts Everywhere But Canada

Episode 114 October 06, 2022 00:30:41
#114 Tax Cuts Everywhere But Canada
Canadian Taxpayers Podcast
#114 Tax Cuts Everywhere But Canada

Oct 06 2022 | 00:30:41

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 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

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