News at the Top – Driving Taxes
Vancouver is studying expensive new driving taxes and tolls while Alberta is eying toll roads across the province. Alberta Director Franco Terrazano and B.C. Director Kris Sims talk about the possible cash grabs.
https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/10/28/proposed-tolls-vancouver/
Interview with the head of Canadian for Affordable Energy, on Trudeau’s second carbon tax: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WXNxlBDWyU&t=1s
Deep Dive – Netflix and Bills
Ottawa is working on a Netflix tax to force taxpayers to pay for content they don’t actually want. Federal Director Aaron Wudrick and Ontario Director Jasmine Moulton break it all down.
Waste Watch – Costs Spike for Meghan and Harry
We found out that the bill for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s RCMP protection during their Canadian stay has gone up by tens of thousands of dollars, and it’s only going up from here.
Link: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/rcmp-bill-for-meghan-and-harry-rises-to-93,000?id=18740
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News at the Top – Big Win for CTF on Calgary Mayor’s Double Pension Calgary council finally ended the mayor’s second pension. Links: https://www.taxpayer.com/media/PolicyBrief%E2%80%93CalgaryPension.pdf https://www.thestar.com/calgary/2018/06/13/taxpayers-group-calls-on-calgary-city-council-to-rein-in-golden-pension-plan.html Deep Dive – The Cost of COVID Rises The average family of four’s share of the federal debt is now $100,000 and it’s only going up from here. Federal Director Aaron Wudrick and Ontario Director Jasmine Moulton break down the looming debt crisis. Link: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/11/covid-19-has-countries-borrowing-money-just-about-as-quickly-as-they-can-print-it Waste Watch – Québec Bureaucrat Blows a Bundle on a Car Rental The CEO of Investissement Québec spent $1,500 on a mystery car rental for one day. To put that in perspective: He could have rented two Ferraris and saved money. To put that in even better perspective: Alberta Director Franco Terrazano’s first car cost $1,500. Link: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/quebec-taxpayers-reimbursed-investissement-qu%C3%A9bec-ceo-guy-leblanc-1,500-for-a-one-day-car-rental?id=18736 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. ...
The Parliamentary Budget Officer is back with more bad news: The federal government won’t be balancing the budget until 2070. Put plainly, that means fifty more years of deficits for our great grandchildren to deal with. Check the data here: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/feds-won%E2%80%99t-balance-the-budget-until-2070 Stop Trudeau’s Debt Dive Petition: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/stop-trudeau%E2%80%99s-debt-dive 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. ...
Our Quebec Director Renaud Brossard just got back from Tampa Bay, Florida, but he wasn’t on vacation. He was fighting to save Quebec taxpayers a big chunk of change, as talks heat up for a new baseball stadium in Montreal for the Tampa Bay Rays. LISTEN HERE: https://www.fox13news.com/news/canadian-group-sponsors-billboard-opposing-taxpayer-funded-rays-stadium READ MORE: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/quebec-taxpayers-say-no-to-new-baseball-stadium In Ottawa, our Federal Director Franco Terrazzano is celebrating a victory for taxpayers as temporary COVID-19 subsidies are wound down by the federal government. READ HIS OP-ED HERE: https://financialpost.com/opinion/franco-terrazzano-time-for-the-feds-to-set-an-end-date-to-covid-spending-before-our-fiscal-house-falls-to-pieces And in British Columbia, the carbon tax is on the rise again, along with carbon emissions. Our B.C. Director Kris Sims weighs in. LISTEN TO HER RADIO APPEARANCE HERE: https://player.fm/series/the-jas-johal-show/carbon-tax-plans-criticised-as-out-of-touch-as-cost-of-living-woes-drag-on 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. ...
