News at the Top – Energy Heads East
Alberta oil is going to New Brunswick (through the Panama Canal). Canadian taxpayers are losing a lot of money because pipelines are being blocked. But there’s a bit of good news.
Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/cenovus-oil-panama-canal-1.5635939
Deep Dive – We Join the Fight Against the Gun Ban 6:13
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is joining the court battle against the Trudeau government’s gun ban and buyback.
Link: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/scrap-the-gun-ban-and-buy-back
Waste Watch – Ottawa’s Stinking Station Problem 19:45
Taxpayers can smell waste from a mile away. In this case, they’re smelling it right from the brand-new train stations built in Ottawa’s downtown core. And the city’s attempt to freshen things up was a complete failure.
Link: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/scent-error-at-smelly-ottawa-transit-station-cost-600?id=18488
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News at the Top – Stadium Deals are Bad Deals The City of Calgary has decided to hit pause on a massive arena deal before sending the Calgary Flames another truckload of taxpayers’ cash. It needs to cancel it because stadium deals are bad deals for taxpayers. LINKS: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/flames-calgary-arena-pause-budget-1.5987561 https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/calgary-flames-arena-deal-on-thin-ice-after-team-asks-for-70m-more-from-city-sources-1.5387513 Deep Dive – Guaranteed Income Bill Liberal and NDP policy conventions endorsed the idea of a guaranteed annual income, but the politicians pushing the idea tend to forget about the bill for taxpayers. LINKS: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-commentary/everyone-talks-about-basic-income-heres-why-they-dont-implement-it/article27723204/ https://www.fraserinstitute.org/studies/how-much-could-a-guaranteed-annual-income-cost Waste Watch – CMHC Spent Over $900,000 on Name Change CMHC spent $924,614 on a purely cosmetic rebranding project, and didn’t tell MPs the full story about the project when first asked at committee. LINK: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/cmhc-spent-over-900,000-on-stalled-name-change SIGN the PETITION: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/no-home-equity-tax 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. ...
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/ 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. ...
The Canadian Taxpayers Podcast sat down with Preston Manning, one of the most well-known and influential politicians in Canada today. Manning has a new book, which we discussed, as well as a range of topics from his time in office to his views on how to make this country better. You can find the full interview above. Preston Manning’s new book, Do Something!, is available at this 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. ...
