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 soaring interest charges, the federal budget includes massive deficits, a tax hike, the doubling of the national debt, and no plan to balance the budget. We break down what you need to know about the...

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… Plus, we break down just how much federal debt interest charges are costing taxpayers. All that and more in this week’s Canadian Taxpayers Podcast.

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.  And we break down Trudeau’s April 1 alcohol tax hike.  All that and more in this week’s Canadian Taxpayers Podcast.

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 Canadian Taxpayers Podcast. And you can get your shirt at taxpayer.com.

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. And here’s how you can take action against Trudeau’s online censorship. Visit the Canadian Constitution Foundation’s website and help push back: https://theccf.ca/fix-c-63/

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe comes off the bench to fight Trudeau’s carbon tax. And the vast majority of Canadians don’t support Trudeau’s carbon tax hike on April 1.   Plus, we break down how Trudeau’s carbon tax makes your grocery bills more expensive.   All that and more on 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 carbon tax. All that and more in this week’s Canadian Taxpayers Podcast.

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 bonusesshe’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 coverup the big pig that is his carbon tax. All that and more in this week’s Canadian Taxpayers Podcast.

Canadians are paying about 55 cents per litre of gas every time we fuel up. That means you’repaying about $35 in taxes when fueling up a big sedan. And that big tax bill is only gettingbigger 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 the government accountable when the government issigning their paycheque?”...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is giving Quebec a special deal on the carbon tax. The math issimple: Trudeau is forcing drivers in every other province and territory to pay 14 cents per litreof 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, including Quebec’s specialdeal. SIGN THE PETITION:...

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-yearhigh. Without this inflation, the Bank of Canada would have little reason to raise rates andCanadians wouldn’t be worried about their mortgage payments going through the roof. READ MORE HERE: https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/terrazzano-higher-interest-rates-the-price-of-government-inflation You paid for...

Trudeau buried a second carbon tax in fuel regulations that take effect this July. By the time theregulations 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 currenttax. READ MORE HERE: https://financialpost.com/opinion/opinion-ottawa-second-carbon-tax Trudeau hands out corporate welfare like candy Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is giving Volkswagen more than $13 billion in...

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    CTF fights carbon tax at parliamentary committee Franco brought a simple message for members of Parliament: Stop hiking the taxes that make our food so expensive.  SIGN THE PETITION:...

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 else.  Bureaucrats don’t hit targets, but they still get bonuses Franco and Ryan wouldn’t dare ask Old Man MacKay for a bonus if they missed their targets,...

The number of CBC staffers taking home a six-figure salary has doubled under Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau. The state broadcaster also handed out $16 million in bonuses last year, for anaverage 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=1678367749 Taxpayers Fight Trudeau’s Gun Ban Boondoggle Canadian Taxpayers...

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-under-trudeau Fight Against Online Censorship Members of Parliament want to...

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?   READ MORE HERE: https://nationalpost.com/news/governor-general-40k-pay-raise-pandemic    Government union bosses milking you   A federal government union is...

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. 

CTF President & CEO Scott Hennig sits down with the Founder and President of Americans For Tax Reform, Grover Norquist.

Do you want politicians to stop wasting your money and raising your tax bill? The Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s President and CEO Scott Hennig delivers the blueprint on how taxpayers can push for smaller and more accountable government in the year ahead.

Taxpayers pay about $1.2 billion per year for the CBC. That amount could instead pay thesalaries of more than 13,000 nurses. It could cover the grocery bills for 100,000 families. It’stime to defund the CBC. READ MORE HERE: https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/sims-the-cbc-is-a-government-monster-gobbling-up-tax-dollars Come on prime minister, you’ve had enough alcohol taxes Taxes already account for about half of the price of beer, 65 per cent of the price of wine andmore than three...