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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
- Canadian Taxpayers Podcast
#149 Government living high on the hog
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his entourage billed taxpayers more than $220,000 for airplane food during their week-long tour of the Indo-Pacific last…
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#148 More Trudeau tax hikes
The Trudeau government is hiking taxes again! The Liberals, NDP and Bloc just voted to hike capital gains taxes. Plus, the feds are bringing in a new Streaming…
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#147 Trudeau’s ban on gas cars
The Trudeau government wants to ban the sale of new gas and diesel cars by 2035. Plus, the feds are giving multinational corporations tens of billions to build…
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#146 Taxpayer legal challenge against the CBC
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation launched a legal challenge against the CBC. The CBC refuses to release how much in bonuses it paid out to President Catherine…
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#145 Corporate welfare costs $5 million/job
Tax hikes for you, more taxpayer cash for multinational corporations. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford teamed up to give $5 billion…
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#144 Debt interest = $1 billion/week
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…
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#143 Trudeau gives Quebec special carbon tax deal
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…
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#142 Canada’s tax revolt
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…
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#141 Governor General Gravy Train
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…
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#140 Fighting Trudeau’s online censorship
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…
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#139 Trudeau losing on carbon tax
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…
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#138 Trudeau’s $1 million “affordability” retreats
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…
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#137 A scam app and a scam tax
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…
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#136 Bonuses, bureaucratic boondoggles & hotel bills
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…
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#135 Trudeau and CBC president squirm
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…
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#134 Taxpayers getting gouged at the pumps
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…
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#133 Trudeau’s carbon tax is about politics, not the planet
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…
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#132 Feds hike inflation then hike interest rates
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…
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#131 Trudeau Hammers Taxpayers With a Second Carbon Tax
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…
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#130 Trudeau saving money wrong
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…
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#129 Taxes up. MP pay up. We’re fed up.
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…
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#128 CBC’s Big Bonuses and Six-Figure Salaries
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…
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#127 Taxpayers launch legal challenge against Trudeau government
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…
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#126 Governor General’s $40K pandemic pay hike
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…
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#125 Exposing Government Waste with New Investigative Journalist
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation just added more muscle to go after government waste with our new Investigative Journalist Ryan Thorpe. Ryan built his career…
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#124 Interview With Taxpayer Advocate Grover Norquist
CTF President & CEO Scott Hennig sits down with the Founder and President of Americans For Tax Reform, Grover Norquist.
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#123 Here’s How Taxpayers Win in 2023
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…
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#122 1.2 billion reasons to defund the CBC
Taxpayers pay about $1.2 billion per year for the CBC. That amount could instead pay the salaries of more than 13,000 nurses. It could cover the grocery bills…
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#121 Trudeau subsidizes 391 dead people
Trudeau subsidizes 391 dead people The Trudeau government spent at least $32 billion on suspicious or ineligible COVID-19 payments. The government handed out…
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#120 Quebec’s Special Deal on Carbon Tax
There’s a fundamental unfairness about the federal carbon tax: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is requiring taxpayers in other provinces to pay a higher carbon…
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#119 Senate Committee Gets and Earful About Online Censorship
The House of Commons committee stifled debate on the online censorship bill, C-11, but the Senate committee is diving in and our Ontario Director Jay Goldberg…
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#118 Feds blow the budget by $20B (already)
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is already set to spend $20 billion over her own budget. And we’re only about half way through the fiscal year. But here’s…
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#117 Testifying to the Finance Committee on Behalf of Taxpayers
Federal Director Franco Terrazzano sits down with Alberta Director Kris Sims to discuss his testimony to the Finance Committee.
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#116 That’s NOT how bonuses should work
Bureaucrats are taking big pay raises and bonuses. And they’re demanding more. Much more READ MORE HERE…
Canadian Taxpayers Podcast#115 Up? Really? What’s With the Carbon Tax?
#115 Up? Really? What’s With the Carbon Tax? The cost of living is skyrocketing, and the federal government is making things worse by hiking the carbon tax. We…
Canadian Taxpayers Podcast#114 Tax Cuts Everywhere But Canada
Tax Cuts Everywhere But Canada Other countries are cutting taxes, but here in Canada, the federal government is raising the carbon tax, payroll taxes, and…
Canadian Taxpayers Podcast#113 Look Who’s Fighting Carbon Taxes Now
Newfoundland and Labrador’s Liberal Premier Andrew Furey is taking a swing at the federal carbon tax. READ MORE HERE…
Canadian Taxpayers Podcast#112 Why is Ottawa in Farmers’ Way?
Why is Ottawa in Farmers’ Way? Canadian farmers and fertilizer producers are world leaders in sustainable farming practices, but that isn’t stopping the…
Canadian Taxpayers Podcast#111 Balanced Budget Coming in … 2041
Balanced Budget Coming in … 2041 We have some good news and some bad news. The good news: The feds plan to balance the budget before 2070. The bad news? They…
Canadian Taxpayers Podcast#110 INTERVIEW Jean Charest
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation sat down with Conservative Party Leadership Candidate Jean Charest to talk about key taxpayer issues like what he would do to…
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#109 INTERVIEW Scott Aitchison
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation sat down with Conservative Party Leadership Candidate Scott Aitchison to talk about key taxpayer issues like what he would do…
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#108 INTERVIEW Roman Baber
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation sat down with Conservative Party Leadership Candidate Roman Baber to talk about key taxpayer issues like what he would do to…
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#107 INTERVIEW Pierre Poilievre
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation sat down with Conservative Party Leadership Candidate Pierre Poilievre to talk about key taxpayer issues like what he would…
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#106 You Get Inflation, Central Bankers Get Bonuses
You get inflation, central bankers get bonuses The Bank of Canada gave its employees $45 million in bonuses and pay raises in 2020 and 2021 during the pandemic…
Canadian Taxpayers Podcast#105 INTERVIEW Dr. Geist on C-11 Censorship
The Trudeau government’s Bill C-11 is posing a threat to the free flow of online information in Canada. Ontario Director Jay Goldberg and Federal Director…
Canadian Taxpayers Podcast#104 Magic Math on the Carbon Tax
Magic Math on the Carbon Tax The Trudeau government claims families will be better off with its carbon tax and rebate scheme, but that’s just plain magic math…
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#103 Massive Spending Didn’t Really Help COVID Fight
The Trudeau government pushed the federal budgets to historic highs and took on massive new debts, all in the name of fighting COVID-19. The CTF took a look…