We've got an important interview for you. Ted Morton is a former Alberta finance minister, and a senior fellow at The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary, and at the Manning Centre for Building Democracy.
Our Alberta Director Franco Terrazano spoke with him about the unfair impact of equalization on the Alberta economy, and the upcoming provincial referendum on equalization.
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation has launched the Fight Equalization campaign to oppose equalization in that provincial referendum, which being held on Oct. 18, 2021.
You can learn more here: https://fightequalization.ca/
And here: https://sutherlandhousebooks.com/project/moment-of-truth/
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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. ...
"How do we work together to improve life for First Nations people living on and off reserve in Canada? Rob Louie is working hard to make a big difference. Canadian Taxpayers Federation British Columbia Director Kris Sims speaks with Louie, the founder, CEO and President of the Band Members Alliance and Advocacy Association of Canada (BMAAAC – pronounced “bee mack”). NOTE: This conversation was recorded prior to the discovery of the remains of children at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in B.C." ...
News at the Top – Trudeau Sets No-Budget Record Even though the federal budget has been announced for Apr. 19, the Trudeau government has officially gone more than two full years without producing one. Even back in World War II, there wasn’t a gap this long. Alberta Director Franco Terrazzano and British Columbia Director Kris Sims break down the bizarre problem. LINK: https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/feds-to-table-2021-budget-on-april-19-freeland-1.5358953 https://nationalpost.com/opinion/carson-jerema-trudeau-liberals-mock-parliament-with-budget-delay Deep Dive – Lockdowns Postpone Surgeries We all know the direct health implications from COVID-19. We know that government lockdowns have hurt workers and businesses. On top of those painful impacts, more than 350,000 surgeries and consultation across the country have been postponed during the pandemic, according to a new report released by the think tank SecondStreet.org. Our Alberta Director Franco Terrazzano and our Quebec Director Renaud Brossard are up to talk about the problem. Links: https://www.secondstreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Policy-Brief-Closer-look-at-postponed-surgeries.pdf https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-look-beyond-u-s-for-examples-of-private-health-care Waste Watch – Canadians Billed to Study Abandoned Barn Taxpayers have been billed tens of thousands of dollars just to study a mouldy, poop-filled, collapsing barn, used for storage at the prime ministerial cottage property on Harrington Lake. Our investigative journalist James Wood has the exclusive story, and explains it to our B.C. Director Kris Sims. Link: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/over-40,000-spent-to-study-abandoned,-mouldy-harrington-lake-barn SIGN the PETITION to SELL HARRINGTON LAKE: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/sell-harrington-lake-luxury-cottage 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. ...