News at the Top – CERB’s Unintended Consequences
Some governments are paying people to stay home while other governments pay them to go back to work and taxpayers are paying for all of it because Ottawa rubber stamped the extension of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit.
Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/pallister-employment-initiative-1.5623580
Deep Dive – Bombardier Back at the Public Trough 5:38
Bombardier and Mozambique have something in common and taxpayers should know about it before governments dump more money into the aerospace multinational.
Link: https://www.taxpayer.com/
Waste Watch – Health Bureaucrats Book Conference After Lockdown 15:27
The Public Health Agency of Canada spent more than $300,000 to book convention space in Ottawa at the same time they were issuing pandemic restrictions. The deposit, of course, was non-refundable.
Link: https://torontosun.com/news/national/public-health-paid-300g-to-host-convention-during-covid-19-pandemic
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The Canadian Taxpayers Podcast sat down with Preston Manning, one of the most well-known and influential politicians in Canada today. Manning has a new book, which we discussed, as well as a range of topics from his time in office to his views on how to make this country better. You can find the full interview above. Preston Manning’s new book, Do Something!, is available at this LINK Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join. ...
News at the Top – Canadians Dislike Carbon Tax We don’t like the carbon tax and as it turns out, a new survey found 52 per cent of Canadians agree with us. LINK: https://www.secondstreet.org/2021/03/29/new-poll-supreme-court-said-carbon-tax-legal-but-canadians-still-dont-want-it/ SIGN the PETITION: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/stop-trudeau-s-second-carbon-tax Deep Dive – Bracing for the Budget We talk about the upcoming federal budget that’s expected to have a deficit that’s more than $350 billion, with Canada’s national debt already passing the $1 trillion mark. Links: http://www.taxpayer.com/media/Road%20to%20recovery%20FINAL.pdf https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/heres-the-eyewatering-debt-canada-is-racking-up Waste Watch – Green Energy Boondoggles The federal government has admitted that most green energy projects don’t make much financial sense, and would wither on the vine without government subsidies. Link: https://edmontonsun.com/opinion/columnists/gunter-green-projects-make-no-sense-so-why-are-taxpayers-forced-to-subsidize-eco-fantasies Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join. ...
News at the Top – Energy Heads East Alberta oil is going to New Brunswick (through the Panama Canal). Canadian taxpayers are losing a lot of money because pipelines are being blocked. But there’s a bit of good news. Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/cenovus-oil-panama-canal-1.5635939 Deep Dive – We Join the Fight Against the Gun Ban 6:13 The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is joining the court battle against the Trudeau government’s gun ban and buyback. Link: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/scrap-the-gun-ban-and-buy-back Waste Watch – Ottawa’s Stinking Station Problem 19:45 Taxpayers can smell waste from a mile away. In this case, they’re smelling it right from the brand-new train stations built in Ottawa’s downtown core. And the city’s attempt to freshen things up was a complete failure. Link: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/scent-error-at-smelly-ottawa-transit-station-cost-600?id=18488 Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! This podcast is brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Canada’s premier grassroots advocacy group pushing for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Sign-up as a Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporter at no-charge TODAY: https://www.taxpayer.com/join. ...
