Canadian Taxpayers Podcast
#29 BC Liberals Look at Chopping PST, Wealth Taxes Will Hurt Families, and Julie Payette Breaks the Bank
News at the Top – BC Liberals Looking at Ending ICBC, Chopping PST
With an election ongoing in British Columbia, the B.C. Liberals have made a pair of big promises. The first is to get rid of the PST for a year. The second? Get rid of the monopoly auto insurance dumpster fire. That promise has our B.C. Director Kris Sims excited.
Link: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/taxpayers-support-promise-to-open-icbc-to-competition?id=18674
Sign the PETITION: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/open-icbc-to-competition
Deep Dive – Wealth Taxes Will Hurt Families
The NDP wants to create a new wealth tax that Trudeau would burn through in a week, and could have severe economic impacts that the government is not aware of. Our Ontario Director Jasmine Moulton dives into the impact of a massive tax on assets.
https://financialpost.com/opinion/canada-doesnt-need-a-wealth-tax
Waste Watch – Julie Payette Breaks the Bank
Julie Payette got a $650,000 party when she was sworn in as Governor General, we all paid for it, and none of us were invited. We have all the details on the extravagant, over-budget affair.
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