Canadians place a high value on their freedom of speech, but the way we use that freedom could be changing depending on the outcome of the federal election.
We wanted to make it easy for the average Canadian to make sense of the issue, so our interim Ontario Director Jay Goldberg and our Prairie Director Todd MacKay put their heads together for this podcast.
They broke down the whole issue, and how much each party’s plan might cost the country.
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News at the Top – Meghan and Harry’s Security Bills The Canadian Taxpayers Federation has the exclusive report on RCMP bills to protect the pair, in what may be just the tip of the iceberg. Link: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/rcmp-bill-for-meghan-and-harry-topped-50,000?id=18453#gsc.tab=0 Deep Dive – Charmaine Stick Takes a Stand The Canadian Taxpayers Federation has working with Onion Lake Cree Nation activist Charmaine Stick to force her band leadership to release financial information under the First Nations Financial Transparency Act. The fight is still ongoing, and she isn’t giving up. Link: Fighting for First Nations Accountability with Charmaine Stick Waste Watch – Quebec Government Pays Severance for Lobbyists A pair of anti-tobacco lobbyists will be getting severance packages from the Quebec government, despite the fact that lobbying that same government is their job. Even weirder, it appears they were trying to keep people from knowing about it. Link: https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/06/06/mysterieuses-indemnites-pour-un-lobby 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. ...
EPISODE TWO: Big Border Taxes on Medical Masks, B.C.’s Carbon Tax Experiment, and Illegal Gambling at Seniors Centres The Canadian Taxpayers Federation catches Ottawa charging an 18 per cent tariff on crucial shipments of medical gear to fight the COVID-19 epidemic. We compare carbon tax promises to actual outcomes in British Columbia. And we blast the “anti-fun” police in Toronto for wasting taxpayers’ time interfering with a seniors’ card game. TAKE ACTION: Want to help? Take action and help us fight for lower taxes, less waste and accountable governments. Canadians can’t afford higher taxes – support the Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s court fight against the carbon tax: https://www.taxpayer.com/campaigns/No%20Carbon%20Taxes! Join the Canadian Taxpayers Federation at Taxpayer.com and share this podcast. News at the Top – Feds charging border fees for PPE, importers facing hurdles The federal government has put a barrier in the way of crucial medical gear imports from overseas in the middle of the COVID-19 crisis, and the mayor of Langford talked to us about the problems that has caused his community. Links: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/masks-to-fight-covid-19-hit-with-18-per-cent-tariff?id=18343 Guide from Health Canada for importers: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/compliance-enforcement/covid19-interim-order-drugs-medical-devices-special-foods/note.html List of approved companies/gear: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/compliance-enforcement/covid19-interim-order-drugs-medical-devices-special-foods/medical-device-exceptional-import/list.html Guide from CBSA: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn20-12-eng.html Deep Dive – West Coast Carbon Tax Flip Flops 7:15 The carbon tax has been a centrepiece of the Trudeau government since they came to power back in 2015. However, British Columbia’s provincial government had brought in a carbon tax years earlier, promising it would be “revenue-neutral”. That didn’t last very long, and doesn’t appear to have worked Our B.C. director Kris Sims tells us all about it. Links: https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/sims-the-carbon-tax-is-leaving-b-c-cold/wcm/75e8395b-e9b3-4cda-ab98-6be331c3ae7a/ https://sierraclub.bc.ca/bcs-greenhouse-gas-emissions-risen-four-of-last-five-years/ Waste Watch – Euchregate, Or How to Lose Money and Alienate Seniors 21:40 Bureaucrats at Toronto City Hall decided to go ...
News at the Top – WE Charity Scandal Deepens Outrage over the prime minister’s ties to the WE Charity is growing. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling for the auditor general to get involved. Email auditor general Karen Hogan at: [email protected] Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservatives-investigation-we-charity-controversy-1.5646823 Deep Dive – Canada’s Deficit Skyrockets 7:44 The federal government unveiled its fiscal snapshot last week, and it wasn’t pretty. Federal Director Aaron Wudrick talks about what the massive deficit will mean for the country. Link: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/scrap-the-gun-ban-and-buy-back Waste Watch – Health Canada Spends Big Bucks on Oatmeal Photos 20:14 Health Canada spent a pile of money on pictures of bananas, oatmeal, and a man skating with a helmet on, all to up their Instagram game. Link: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/health-canada-drops-11,100-on-instagram-photography?id=18498 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 ...
