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

Episode 118 November 21, 2022 00:42:35
#118 Feds blow the budget by $20B (already)
Canadian Taxpayers Podcast
#118 Feds blow the budget by $20B (already)

Nov 21 2022 | 00:42:35

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Show Notes

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://financialpost.com/opinion/chrystia-freeland-20-billion-over-budget

 

Cold winter, big carbon tax bill

Winter is coming and the carbon tax makes it more expensive to keep your home warm. We break down how much the carbon tax will cost Canadians this winter.

 READ MORE HERE: https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-trudeau-carbon-taxes-leaving-canadians-out-in-the-cold

 

We found the bill for the governor general’s Middle East trip

Governor General Mary Simon and her entourage billed taxpayers $1.3 million on the week-long trip to the Middle East. Can Simon prove that spending $1.3 million on a week-long trip is a better use of tax dollars than hiring more nurses or helping struggling Canadian taxpayers? The CTF dug up the data, and the National Post ran the story on its front page.

READ MORE HERE: https://nationalpost.com/news/governor-general-trip-cost-taxpayers-1-3-million?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1667418831

 

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