News at the Top – Fighting for Pipelines in Court
We head to the Alberta Court of Appeal to fight Trudeau’s Bill C-69, better known as the No More Pipelines Law.
Our Alberta Director Franco Terrazano and our Federal Director Aaron Wudrick talk about how much money Canadians are losing due to a lack of pipeline capacity.
Deep Dive – Government Childcare a Pricey Proposal
With speculation flying about a national childcare program, B.C. Director Kris Sims and Quebec Director Renaud Brossard talk about the potential price tag for a national government childcare program.
Waste Watch – Ontario’s French University Flops
The Ontario and federal governments recently launched Université de l'Ontario français – Ontario’s new French university.
With only a handful of applicants, the project could cost taxpayers at least $400,000 per student. Renaud stays on to break down the expensive failure with our Ontario Director, Jasmine Moulton.
Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-french-university-applications-1.5884181
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News at the Top – Conservatives Pay Back Wage Subsidy Erin O’Toole’s Conservatives are paying the federal wage subsidy as promised. Both the Liberals and the NDP need to follow suit. Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservatives-liberals-ndp-wage-subsidy-pay-back-1.5711132 Sign the PETITION: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/political-parties-must-repay-wage-subsidies Deep Dive – Road to Recovery Needs Tax Cuts 5:50 The federal government is spending $2 for every dollar it collects. Our federal director Aaron Wudrick outlines a framework Ottawa to get its spending under control and cut taxes. Link: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/in-the-tough-times-ahead,-what-is-trudeau-prepared-to-cut-?id=18570 Sign these PETITIONS: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/cut-off-expenses-when-a-governor-general-leaves-office https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/scrap-the-federal-carbon-tax Waste Watch – Bureaucrats Throw Themselves a Red-Carpet Gala 22:58 Shared Services Canada throw itself a fancy party and billed taxpayers more than $27,000 for the red-carpet gala. We have all the details. Link to Written Report: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/red-carpet-gala-for-federal-bureaucrats-cost-taxpayers-more-than-27,000?id=18633 Sign the PETITION: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/roll-up-the-red-carpet 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 – Government is Broke/Tax Freedom Day Governments across Canada are facing an impending debt crunch and families are facing steep tax bills. LINKS: https://winnipegsun.com/opinion/columnists/aldrich-tax-freedom-day-hardly-reason-to-celebrate https://financialpost.com/opinion/opinion-our-debt-problem-is-a-lot-worse-than-ottawa-is-letting-on Deep Dive – Life After COVID We and our friends over at SecondStreet.org have some tips for the federal government as the COVID-19 threat diminishes. LINK: https://www.secondstreet.org/life-after-covid-e-book-announcement/ Waste Watch – Rideau Hall Delays Bring High Cost Taxpayers had to fork over close to $200,000 more for work at Rideau Hall because of delays, and Julie Payette’s office appears to have played a role in those delays. LINK: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/delays-increased-rideau-hall-project-costs-by-200,000 SIGN the PETITION: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/cut-off-expenses-when-a-governor-general-leaves-office 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. ...
If politicians want to improve affordability, they need to lower taxes. To put that in perspective, even during the pandemic, the average Canadian family paid $35,047 in taxes, or 36 per cent of their budget. During this election, politicians are trying to sell us on their affordability plans. So, our B.C. Director Kris Sims and our Federal Director Franco Terrazzano broke down what each party could do about Canada’s tax burden. 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. ...
