Canadian Taxpayers Podcast
This podcast is for Canadians who want lower taxes, less waste and more accountable government. We go beyond the politics to push for policies that shrink tax bills. We break exclusive news stories about government waste that aren’t covered by the media. And we enforce accountability and transparency for politicians in every political party. Join the Canadian Taxpayers Federation at taxpayer.com.
Episodes
Welcome to Canada, where you pay a federal sales tax so Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can cover the interest payments on his government’s credit card.
That’s literally what’s happening. Interest charges on Canada’s debt will be $54 billion this year. GST revenues will be $54 billion.
On top of soarin...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is giving you higher gas prices and giving Quebec a special deal on the carbon tax.
Quebec’s carbon tax currently costs $57 per tonne. Trudeau is making you and every other Canadian pay a carbon tax that costs $80 per tonne. And that carbon tax gap is expected to grow…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has lost the people and the premiers on the carbon tax.
Seven of 10 Canadians and provincial premiers oppose Trudeau’s April 1 carbon tax hike. But Liberal, NDP, Green and Bloc Québécois MPs decided to stand with the prime minister and voted to make you pay higher carbon taxes.
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Governor General Mary Simon took another pay raise this year, bringing her annual salary to $363,000. This is Simon’s third pay raise since being appointed to the role less than three years ago.
And the CBC dished out another $15 million in taxpayer-funded bonuses in 2023.
All that and more in this week’s ...
Taxpayers are right to be worried about Trudeau’s online censorship. We asked the Canadian Constitution Foundation to break down Trudeau’s so-called online harms bill and how that can impact your free expression and ability to hold governments accountable.
All that and more in this week’s Canadian Taxpayers Podcast.
The Trudeau government’s three “affordability” cabinet retreats over the course of a single year cost taxpayers more than $1 million. And you better believe they’ve been eating good on your dime…
Trudeau also dropped $11,651 of your tax dollars to party with the media at one of his mansions.
All that and more in this week’s Canadian Taxpayers Podcast.
The ArriveSCAM app is worse than you think. The Auditor General writes a scathing report into the ArriveCAN app that socially distanced taxpayers from tens of millions of dollars.
And we break down Trudeau’s carbon tax rebrand. Trudeau thinks he can make you support his favourite tax by changing the name of his carbon tax rebates. But that’s just lipstick on a pig. The government needs to stop the gimmicks and scrap the...
Costs for the ArriveCAN app spiralled out of control to $54 million. Despite their failure,
government executives working on the app still took more than $340,000 in bonuses.
Most people spend zero dollars not staying in a luxury hotel room. Well, the feds spent
$600,000 NOT staying in luxury hotel rooms.
All that and more in this week’s Canadian Taxpayers Podcast.
CBC President Catherine Tait was in the hot seat as MPs grilled her over the millions in bonuses
she’s been doling out at the state broadcaster with your money.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau thinks he’s figured out a way to stop his polls from plummeting:
re-brand his carbon tax rebate scheme! But there’s not enough lipstick on the planet to cover
up the big pig that is his carbon tax.
All that and more in this week&...
Canadians are paying about 55 cents per litre of gas every time we fuel up. That means you’re
paying about $35 in taxes when fueling up a big sedan. And that big tax bill is only getting
bigger as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cranks up his two carbon taxes.
READ MORE HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/media/Gas-Tax-Honesty-Report-2023.pdf
Taxpayer funded media and government censorship
“How are these people supposed to hold ...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is giving Quebec a special deal on the carbon tax. The math is
simple: Trudeau is forcing drivers in every other province and territory to pay 14 cents per litre
of gas in carbon taxes, while Quebecers pay 10 cents per litre. The solution is also simple:
Trudeau should scrap his carbon taxes and make life more affordable for all Canadians.
We break down everything you need to know about the carbon tax, inc...
The Trudeau government deserves a big chunk of the blame for rising mortgage payments.
Ottawa’s never-ending deficits, tax hikes and money printing helped push inflation to a 40-year
high. Without this inflation, the Bank of Canada would have little reason to raise rates and
Canadians wouldn’t be worried about their mortgage payments going through the roof.
READ MORE HERE: https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/terrazza...
Trudeau buried a second carbon tax in fuel regulations that take effect this July. By the time the
regulations are fully in force, the second carbon tax will cost the average family up to $1,157.
There are no rebates with the second carbon tax, and it’s being layered on top of the current
tax.
READ MORE HERE: https://financialpost.com/opinion/opinion-ottawa-second-carbon-tax
Trudeau hands out corporate welfare like candy
Prime M...
The Trudeau government told taxpayers it would save money in budget 2023. Here’s a pro-tip for the government: if you increase spending by $85 billion, you’re saving money wrong.
READ MORE HERE: https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/terrazzano-trudeau-doesnt-know-what-saving-money-means
C...
Taxes up. MP pay up. We’re fed up.
Politicians think you can afford to pay more tax at the gas pump and the liquor store. Meanwhile, MPs say they need a pay hike.
A good budget with big promises (that we’ll make sure they keep)
The Alberta budget had a lot of big promises for taxpayers, but politicians had better keep their word or els...
The number of CBC staffers taking home a six-figure salary has doubled under Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau. The state broadcaster also handed out $16 million in bonuses last year, for an
average bonus of $14,000. And it’s all paid for with your tax dollars.
READ MORE HERE: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/cbc-employees-paid-16-million-
bonuses-2022?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox...
Government bureaucrats are trying to bend the rules to keep you from knowing who stayed in the $6,000 per night hotel room during the Queen’s funeral. You paid the bill, you deserve transparency. That’s why the Canadian Taxpayers Federation launched a legal challenge to force the government to disclose who stayed in the hotel room.
READ MORE HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/cbc-staff-earning-six-figures-
doubles-u...
Governor General’s $40K pandemic pay hike
The governor general’s salary in 2022 was $342,100. That means the governor general’s salary increased by almost $40,000 since the beginning of the pandemic. Why does the governor general need an extra $40,000 when they can expense taxpayers for as much beef wellington as they can stomach?
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation just added more muscle to go after government waste with our new Investigative Journalist Ryan Thorpe. Ryan built his career by infiltrating a white supremist group and going after union bosses. In his first week with the CTF, Ryan broke stories about the governor general’s $40,000 pandemic pay hike and government bonuses. And he’s just getting started.&n...
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