News at the Top – BC Liberals Looking at Ending ICBC, Chopping PST
With an election ongoing in British Columbia, the B.C. Liberals have made a pair of big promises. The first is to get rid of the PST for a year. The second? Get rid of the monopoly auto insurance dumpster fire. That promise has our B.C. Director Kris Sims excited.
Link: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/taxpayers-support-promise-to-open-icbc-to-competition?id=18674
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Deep Dive – Wealth Taxes Will Hurt Families
The NDP wants to create a new wealth tax that Trudeau would burn through in a week, and could have severe economic impacts that the government is not aware of. Our Ontario Director Jasmine Moulton dives into the impact of a massive tax on assets.
https://financialpost.com/opinion/canada-doesnt-need-a-wealth-tax
Waste Watch – Julie Payette Breaks the Bank
Julie Payette got a $650,000 party when she was sworn in as Governor General, we all paid for it, and none of us were invited. We have all the details on the extravagant, over-budget affair.
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We put up a bunch of billboards outside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office reminding him that the gun ban and buyback he’s pushing won’t work. SIGN the PETITION: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/scrap-the-gun-ban-and-buy-back Feds Still Not Serious about Trillion-Dollar Deficit Franco Terrazzano tells Todd about Ottawa politicians ignoring the skyrocketing debt, which is projected to hit $1.2 trillion by the end of this fiscal year. READ HIS WARNING HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/trudeau-needs-to-make-government-debt-a-priority Politicians Didn’t Save for a Rainy Day British Columbia has been hammered by a major natural disaster. Kris Sims tells Todd what we can learn from the devastating events, and how politicians can prepare better. READ MORE HERE: https://ottawasun.com/opinion/columnists/sims-b-c-flooding-shows-why-governments-should-save-for-rainy-days/wcm/118a3420-4695-4bae-bc36-d1b76529fbb5 Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! 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 – Legal Fight for Health-Care Choice British Columbia’s top court has ruled against private options for Canadian patients facing long wait times, but the fight isn’t over. Link: https://www.yourhealthcantwait.ca/ Deep Dive – B.C. Carbon Tax Not Working (Again) 8:33 Despite rosy projections about the province’s carbon tax, British Columbia’s carbon emissions are going up. B.C. Director Kris Sims blows the whistle on rising emissions. Link: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/b.c.-emissions-up-despite-carbon-tax?id=18615 Sign the PETITION: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/scrap-the-federal-carbon-tax Waste Watch – Corporate Welfare Refinery Fail 18:50 The Alberta government is losing a gamble with taxpayers’ money on a refinery and we’re reminding Premier Jason Kenny about his promises to do away with corporate welfare. Link: https://www.policyschool.ca/news/morton-sturgeon-refinery-costs-continue-mount/ Sign the PETITION: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/end-corporate-welfare-in-alberta Like this show? Subscribe and give us 5-stars! ...
News at the Top – Stadium Deals are Bad Deals The City of Calgary has decided to hit pause on a massive arena deal before sending the Calgary Flames another truckload of taxpayers’ cash. It needs to cancel it because stadium deals are bad deals for taxpayers. LINKS: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/flames-calgary-arena-pause-budget-1.5987561 https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/calgary-flames-arena-deal-on-thin-ice-after-team-asks-for-70m-more-from-city-sources-1.5387513 Deep Dive – Guaranteed Income Bill Liberal and NDP policy conventions endorsed the idea of a guaranteed annual income, but the politicians pushing the idea tend to forget about the bill for taxpayers. LINKS: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-commentary/everyone-talks-about-basic-income-heres-why-they-dont-implement-it/article27723204/ https://www.fraserinstitute.org/studies/how-much-could-a-guaranteed-annual-income-cost Waste Watch – CMHC Spent Over $900,000 on Name Change CMHC spent $924,614 on a purely cosmetic rebranding project, and didn’t tell MPs the full story about the project when first asked at committee. LINK: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/cmhc-spent-over-900,000-on-stalled-name-change SIGN the PETITION: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/no-home-equity-tax 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. ...
