As we head into 2021, Todd MacKay took some time to talk to CTF President Scott Hennig about 2020.
It was an eventful year, to say the least. They break down some of the wins, and some of the losses, and lay out what the CTF will be tackling next.
For those wanting to know more, we have links to the topics discussed below:
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We've got an important interview for you. Darryl Plecas is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Abbotsford South from 2013 to 2020, and served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2017 to 2020. He blew the whistle on bizarre and questionable spending by staff in the B.C. Legislative Assembly, with a series of bombshell reports sparking resignations and ongoing change in Victoria. Our B.C. Director Kris Sims spoke with him about the reports, and what changes should be made in the B.C. Legislative Assembly for full transparency. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation has called for further transparency by making all employees at the legislature subject to freedom of information requests, and requiring all expenditures using taxpayers’ money to be publicly posted online. You can learn more here: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/b.c.-legislature-takes-step-towards-accountability 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 – Montreal and Toronto Bet Billions on Parks Canada’s two biggest cities appear to be trying to outcompete each other by building ultra-expensive parks, at our expense. LINKS: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/parc-jean-drapeau-montreal-plan-parking-1.5987515 https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/tory-needs-to-end-his-3.8-billion-vanity-project-pipedream SIGN the PETITION: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/stop-toronto%E2%80%99s-3.8-billion-floating-downtown-park Deep Dive – Canadians Dinged on Gas Taxes For Gas Tax Honesty Day, we did the math: when you include the up to six taxes Canadians pay on gasoline, it comes out to about an eye-popping 47 cents per litre. LINK: http://www.taxpayer.com/media/CTF%20-%20GTHD%202021%20Report%20-V5%20-%20May%2018,%202021.pdf Waste Watch – Feds Subsidize Margaret Atwood Book Tour Right before COVID-19 kicked off in Canada, the folks at Global Affairs thought it would be a good idea to give a nearly $10,000 boost to Margaret Atwood’s Australian book tour. We asked them why. LINK: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/margaret-atwood%E2%80%99s-australian-tour-cost-taxpayers-almost-10,000 SIGN the PETITION: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/abolish-the-mission-cultural-fund 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. ...
Current CTF President and CEO Scott Hennig recently caught up with Premier Kenney to chat with him about his government’s response to COVID-19, his time with the CTF and much more. This is the unabridged version of the Q&A that ran in the Summer 2021 edition of The Taxpayer magazine. 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. ...
