News at the Top – Debt Clock Officially Broken
The CTF needs a new Debt Clock after federal debt officially surpassed a trillion. Our Aaron Wudrick talks to Todd MacKay about showcasing that debt on Parliament Hill.
Link: https://www.blacklocks.ca/need-a-13-digit-debt-clock/
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Deep Dive – Our Naughty and Nice List
We’re releasing a Naughty and Nice List, full of politicians that either get caught dipping their hands in the taxpayer-cookie jar or have done good work for taxpayers. Kris Sims and Franco Terrazano break it all down for us.
Link: http://www.taxpayer.com/media/2020-CTF-Naughty-Nice-List.pdf
Waste Watch – Quebec Subsidized Porn
Quebec taxpayers found out that they have been subsidizing pornographic giant Mindgeek, owner of Pornhub, to the tune of nearly $200,000 over the last decade. Our Quebec Director Renaud Brossard tells the story.
Links: https://www.journaldequebec.com/2020/12/21/quebec-a-verse-100000--a-un-site-de-pornographie
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News at the Top – Deficit Skyrocketing Once Again Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is spending about $1.8 billion every single day. Ontario Director Jasmine Moulton and Quebec Director Renaud Brossard talk about what that does to our national debt. Link: https://nationalpost.com/pmn/health-pmn/canada-projects-bigger-deficit-borrowing-to-top-c1-trillion-3 Deep Dive – Feds Lied About Carbon Tax Rise Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s illegal carbon tax is currently $30 per tonne and he just announced it’s going all the way up to $170 per tonne. Our Federal Director Aaron Wudrick and Alberta Director Franco Terrazano talk about how this will impact Canadian wallets. Link: https://globalnews.ca/news/7515981/canada-climate-change-plan-justin-trudeau/ SIGN THE PETITION: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/scrap-ottawas-illegal-carbon-tax SEND TRUDEAU A MESSAGE: https://pm.gc.ca/en/connect/contact Waste Watch – Infrastructure Bank CEO Exit Cost Hundreds of Thousands The Canadian Infrastructure Bank billed Canadians hundreds of thousands as their former CEO left in April, on top of paying out millions in termination costs in the last budget year. Our investigative reporter James Wood talks to Aaron about the exclusive story. Link: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/canada-infrastructure-bank-spent-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-on-ceo-exit?id=18781 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 – CERB’s Unintended Consequences Some governments are paying people to stay home while other governments pay them to go back to work and taxpayers are paying for all of it because Ottawa rubber stamped the extension of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit. Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/pallister-employment-initiative-1.5623580 Deep Dive – Bombardier Back at the Public Trough 5:38 Bombardier and Mozambique have something in common and taxpayers should know about it before governments dump more money into the aerospace multinational. Link: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/no-special-bailout-for-bombardier Waste Watch – Health Bureaucrats Book Conference After Lockdown 15:27 The Public Health Agency of Canada spent more than $300,000 to book convention space in Ottawa at the same time they were issuing pandemic restrictions. The deposit, of course, was non-refundable. Link: https://torontosun.com/news/national/public-health-paid-300g-to-host-convention-during-covid-19-pandemic 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 Parliamentary Budget Officer is back with more bad news: The federal government won’t be balancing the budget until 2070. Put plainly, that means fifty more years of deficits for our great grandchildren to deal with. Check the data here: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/feds-won%E2%80%99t-balance-the-budget-until-2070 Stop Trudeau’s Debt Dive Petition: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/stop-trudeau%E2%80%99s-debt-dive 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. ...
