News at the Top – Canadians Dislike Carbon Tax
We don’t like the carbon tax and as it turns out, a new survey found 52 per cent of Canadians agree with us.
SIGN the PETITION: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/stop-trudeau-s-second-carbon-tax
Deep Dive – Bracing for the Budget
We talk about the upcoming federal budget that’s expected to have a deficit that’s more than $350 billion, with Canada’s national debt already passing the $1 trillion mark.
Links: http://www.taxpayer.com/media/Road%20to%20recovery%20FINAL.pdf
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/heres-the-eyewatering-debt-canada-is-racking-up
Waste Watch – Green Energy Boondoggles
The federal government has admitted that most green energy projects don’t make much financial sense, and would wither on the vine without government subsidies.
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Alberta MLA Drew Barnes is calling on “all Alberta politicians, including Alberta’s 34 members of Parliament, to take an immediate 20 per cent pay reduction.” Our Alberta Director Franco Terrazano interviewed Barnes. You can sign the PETITION calling on politicians to take pay cuts here: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/top-bureaucrats-need-to-take-a-20-per-cent-pay-cut Read the Op-Eds: https://calgarysun.com/opinion/columnists/guest-opinion-more-ucp-mlas-need-to-speak-out-against-a-pst https://edmontonsun.com/opinion/columnists/amidst-another-lockdown-albertas-politicians-need-to-take-a-pay-cut 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. ...
Right now, a bunch of powerful politicians around the world are backing a global minimum business tax to get out of competing on lower taxes. This is a cartel, plain and simple. Check out the CANADIAN TAXPAYERS STORE! And… Loto-Quebec handed out $2 million in overtime pay, even though casinos were closed. FRENCH LINK ENGLISH LINK 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 – Senators Give Themselves a Pay Raise The Senate just can’t help themselves. Even with their long history of ripping off taxpayers, senators have quietly given a $10,000 raise to the head of a committee that’s only met twice. This is outrageous, and we’re pushing back. Call the senators: Senator Yuen Pau Woo – 613-995-9244 Senator Carolyn Stewart Olsen – 613-992-0121 Todd MacKay and Kris Sims Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/senators-bonus-selection-committee-1.5598996 Deep Dive –Judges Demanding Pay Raises 4:20 The Canadian Taxpayers Federation has been intervening at the Supreme Court of Canada to make the point that governments should be able to tighten their belts and judges are not exempt from belt-tightening. Todd MacKay and Aaron Wudrick Link: http://worldtaxpayers.org/2019/12/canada-ctf-wins-intervener-status-at-supreme-court-of-canada/ Waste Watch – Taxpayers Billed for Hollywood Party 15:35 Former Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly went to a fancy Hollywood party back in 2017, and we all paid for it. Todd MacKay and Kris Sims Link: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/hollywood-reception-cost-taxpayers-almost-10,000?id=18431#gsc.tab=0 Interview – New Zealand’s Gun Buyback 20:00 New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams talks to us about New Zealand’s ongoing gun buyback program and how it compares to the current plans in Canada. Link: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/scrap-the-gun-ban-and-buy-back 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. ...
