#40 Deficit Skyrocketing Yet Again, Feds Lied About Carbon Tax Hike, and Infrastructure Bank CEO Exit Costs a Bundle

News at the Top – Deficit Skyrocketing Once Again

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is spending about $1.8 billion every single day. Ontario Director Jasmine Moulton and Quebec Director Renaud Brossard talk about what that does to our national debt.

Link: https://nationalpost.com/pmn/health-pmn/canada-projects-bigger-deficit-borrowing-to-top-c1-trillion-3

Deep Dive – Feds Lied About Carbon Tax Rise

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s illegal carbon tax is currently $30 per tonne and he just announced it’s going all the way up to $170 per tonne. Our Federal Director Aaron Wudrick and Alberta Director Franco Terrazano talk about how this will impact Canadian wallets.

Link: https://globalnews.ca/news/7515981/canada-climate-change-plan-justin-trudeau/

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Waste Watch – Infrastructure Bank CEO Exit Cost Hundreds of Thousands

The Canadian Infrastructure Bank billed Canadians hundreds of thousands as their former CEO left in April, on top of paying out millions in termination costs in the last budget year. Our investigative reporter James Wood talks to Aaron about the exclusive story.

Link: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/canada-infrastructure-bank-spent-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-on-ceo-exit?id=18781  

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