News at the Top – Conservatives Pay Back Wage Subsidy
Erin O’Toole’s Conservatives are paying the federal wage subsidy as promised. Both the Liberals and the NDP need to follow suit.
Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservatives-liberals-ndp-wage-subsidy-pay-back-1.5711132
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Deep Dive – Road to Recovery Needs Tax Cuts 5:50
The federal government is spending $2 for every dollar it collects. Our federal director Aaron Wudrick outlines a framework Ottawa to get its spending under control and cut taxes.
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https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/cut-off-expenses-when-a-governor-general-leaves-office
https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/scrap-the-federal-carbon-tax
Waste Watch – Bureaucrats Throw Themselves a Red-Carpet Gala 22:58
Shared Services Canada throw itself a fancy party and billed taxpayers more than $27,000 for the red-carpet gala. We have all the details.
Link to Written Report: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/red-carpet-gala-for-federal-bureaucrats-cost-taxpayers-more-than-27,000?id=18633
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News at the Top – Government is Broke/Tax Freedom Day Governments across Canada are facing an impending debt crunch and families are facing steep tax bills. LINKS: https://winnipegsun.com/opinion/columnists/aldrich-tax-freedom-day-hardly-reason-to-celebrate https://financialpost.com/opinion/opinion-our-debt-problem-is-a-lot-worse-than-ottawa-is-letting-on Deep Dive – Life After COVID We and our friends over at SecondStreet.org have some tips for the federal government as the COVID-19 threat diminishes. LINK: https://www.secondstreet.org/life-after-covid-e-book-announcement/ Waste Watch – Rideau Hall Delays Bring High Cost Taxpayers had to fork over close to $200,000 more for work at Rideau Hall because of delays, and Julie Payette’s office appears to have played a role in those delays. LINK: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/delays-increased-rideau-hall-project-costs-by-200,000 SIGN the PETITION: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/cut-off-expenses-when-a-governor-general-leaves-office 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 – University Bailouts Ontario’s Laurentian University came out and said it was about to become insolvent. Now, the province is considering a bailout. And that’s not the only university with big bills. LINK: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/laurentian-no-bailout-1.6012245 Deep Dive – Internet Censorship Legislation The federal government’s Bill C-10 would impose new regulations on things we post online. And that could threaten Canadians’ right to hold governments accountable. LINK: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/charter-statement-bill-c10-1.6020833 SIGN the PETITION: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/stop-ottawa-from-censoring-online-government-accountability Waste Watch – Doug Ford Goes Hollywood North Ontario taxpayers will have the rare opportunity to see their provincial government waste half a million dollars of their money in just two hours, as Doug Ford gets set to hand over $500,000 to make a crime movie in North Bay. LINK: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1000031/ontario-supports-north-bay-area-businesses 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. ...
