#4 VICTORY – 18% Mask Tariffs Dropped, Two Thirds of Canadians Want MPs to Cut Their Pay, Trudeau’s Gun Ban and Buyback, Corrupt Mayor Makes Off Like Bandit, and Former MP Michelle Simson Interview about MP Pay and Transparency
News at the Top – VICTORY – 18% Mask Tariffs Dropped And MPs Need to Cut Their Pay
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation scores a big victory by pushing the federal government to drop the 18 per cent import tariff on medical masks and other personal protective equipment to fight COVID-19. We also talk about a national survey showing two thirds of Canadians want MPs to take pay cuts.
Todd MacKay and Kris Sims
Link: 18% Mask Tariff Dropped
Link: Two Thirds of Canadians Want MP Salaries Cut
Deep Dive – Trudeau Gun Ban and Buyback 4:38
The Trudeau government moves to ban and buy back thousands of guns. It will cost taxpayers hundreds of millions, but will it make Canada safer?
Todd MacKay and Aaron Wudrick
Petition: Scrap the Gun Ban and Buyback
Waste Watch – Former Montreal Mayor Makes Off Like a Bandit 18:45
Former Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum got kicked out of office after being convicted on fraud charges, but he’s taking a lot of taxpayers’ money with him.
Kris Sims and Renaud Brossard
Link: Teddy Waste Award Ceremony
Petition: No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians
Interview – Former MP Talks Pay Cuts Salary Cuts 23:15
Former Liberal MP Michelle Simson told her colleagues to take pay cuts. She also told them to post their expenses. She takes us into the political back rooms to tell us what happened.
Petition: MPs Need To Cut Their Own Pay
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