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Canadian Taxpayers Podcast

Canadian Taxpayers Federation

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.

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00:28:19

#66 Trudeau’s Tax Hikes, O’Toole Carbon Tax Price...

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2021/05/05

News at the Top – Trudeau’s Tax Hikes If you drive a car, like to heat your home in the winter, and enjoy a cold beer on a nice sunny day, your taxes are going up, even though Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told us a few months ago that Canadians didn’t need higher taxes in the middle of the pandemic. LINK: https://globalnews.ca/news/7764150/canada-budget-2021-benefits-taxes-minimum-wage/ SIGN the PETITIONS:

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00:27:46

#65 Stadium Deals are Bad Deals, Guaranteed Income...

Canadian Taxpayers Podcast ·

2021/04/29

News at the Top – Stadium Deals are Bad Deals The City of Calgary has decided to hit pause on a massive arena deal before sending the Calgary Flames another truckload of taxpayers’ cash. It needs to cancel it because stadium deals are bad deals for taxpayers. LINKS: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/flames-calgary-arena-pause-budget-1.5987561 https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/calgary-flames-arena-deal-on-thin-ice-after-team-asks-for-70m-more-from-city-sources-1.5387513 Deep Dive –

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00:27:46

#65 Stadium Deals are Bad Deals, Guaranteed Income...

Canadian Taxpayers Podcast ·

2021/04/29

News at the Top – Stadium Deals are Bad Deals The City of Calgary has decided to hit pause on a massive arena deal before sending the Calgary Flames another truckload of taxpayers’ cash. It needs to cancel it because stadium deals are bad deals for taxpayers. LINKS: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/flames-calgary-arena-pause-budget-1.5987561 https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/calgary-flames-arena-deal-on-thin-ice-after-team-asks-for-70m-more-from-city-sources-1.5387513 Deep Dive

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00:28:18

#64 O’Toole Breaks Carbon Tax Promise, Budget a...

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2021/04/22

News at the Top – O’Toole Breaks Carbon Tax Promise Conservative Party of Canada Leader Erin O’Toole has announced his own federal carbon tax. This is the same Erin O’Toole that when running for leader of the CPC, signed the Canadian Taxpayers Federation pledge to scrap the Trudeau carbon tax and not impose a national carbon tax of his own. If he goes through with this carbon tax, he will be breaking a huge promise he made to millions of Canadians. LINKS:

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00:28:18

#64 O’Toole Breaks Carbon Tax Promise, Budget a...

Canadian Taxpayers Podcast ·

2021/04/22

News at the Top – O’Toole Breaks Carbon Tax Promise Conservative Party of Canada Leader Erin O’Toole has announced his own federal carbon tax. This is the same Erin O’Toole that when running for leader of the CPC, signed the Canadian Taxpayers Federation pledge to scrap the Trudeau carbon tax and not impose a national carbon tax of his own. If he goes through with this carbon tax, he will be breaking a huge promise he made to millions of Canadians. LINKS:

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00:31:39

#63 Canadians Dislike Carbon Tax, Bracing for the...

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2021/04/14

News at the Top – Canadians Dislike Carbon Tax We don’t like the carbon tax and as it turns out, a new survey found 52 per cent of Canadians agree with us. LINK: https://www.secondstreet.org/2021/03/29/new-poll-supreme-court-said-carbon-tax-legal-but-canadians-still-dont-want-it/ SIGN the PETITION: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/stop-trudeau-s-second-carbon-tax Deep Dive – Bracing for the Budget We talk about the upcoming federal budget that’s expected to have a deficit

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00:31:39

#63 Canadians Dislike Carbon Tax, Bracing for the...

Canadian Taxpayers Podcast ·

2021/04/14

News at the Top – Canadians Dislike Carbon Tax We don’t like the carbon tax and as it turns out, a new survey found 52 per cent of Canadians agree with us. LINK: https://www.secondstreet.org/2021/03/29/new-poll-supreme-court-said-carbon-tax-legal-but-canadians-still-dont-want-it/ SIGN the PETITION: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/stop-trudeau-s-second-carbon-tax Deep Dive – Bracing for the Budget We talk about the upcoming federal budget that’s expected to have a deficit

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00:22:02

#62 Nova Scotia’s Balanced Budget Plan, April Tax...

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2021/04/07

News at the Top – Nova Scotia’s Balanced Budget Plan Nova Scotia taxpayers have something to celebrate: their government expects to actually get rid of its deficit within – get this – the next four years. Our Quebec Director Renaud Brossard breaks down the good news for Alberta Director Franco Terrazzano. LINKS:

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00:22:02

#62 Nova Scotia’s Balanced Budget Plan, April Tax...

Canadian Taxpayers Podcast ·

2021/04/07

News at the Top – Nova Scotia’s Balanced Budget Plan Nova Scotia taxpayers have something to celebrate: their government expects to actually get rid of its deficit within – get this – the next four years. Our Quebec Director Renaud Brossard breaks down the good news for Alberta Director Franco Terrazzano. LINKS:

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00:32:53

#61 INTERVIEW – Danielle Smith, on the Future of the...

Canadian Taxpayers Podcast ·

2021/04/06

We've got a new interview for you. Danielle Smith is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, and served as leader of the Wildrose Party from 2009 to 2014, and the host of an Alberta-wide talk radio show on 770 CHQR Calgary. In January, she walked away from that radio show, and she has a message for the media about accountability. Since accountability is a huge part of what we do at the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, our Prairie Director Todd MacKay called Smith

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00:32:53

#61 INTERVIEW – Danielle Smith, on the Future of the...

Canadian Taxpayers Podcast ·

2021/04/06

We've got a new interview for you. Danielle Smith is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, and served as leader of the Wildrose Party from 2009 to 2014, and the host of an Alberta-wide talk radio show on 770 CHQR Calgary. In January, she walked away from that radio show, and she has a message for the media about accountability. Since accountability is a huge part of what we do at the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, our Prairie Director Todd MacKay called Smith for an interview. Like

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00:25:16

#60 Huge Win for Alberta Taxpayers, Carbon Tax Fight...

Canadian Taxpayers Podcast ·

2021/03/31

News at the Top – Huge Win for Alberta Taxpayers The Alberta government is introducing recall and citizens’ initiative, which has been a major goal of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation and our supporters for years. Our Alberta Director Franco Terrazzano breaks it down for B.C. Director Kris Sims. LINKS:

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#60 Huge Win for Alberta Taxpayers, Carbon Tax Fight...

Canadian Taxpayers Podcast ·

2021/03/31

News at the Top – Huge Win for Alberta Taxpayers The Alberta government is introducing recall and citizens’ initiative, which has been a major goal of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation and our supporters for years. Our Alberta Director Franco Terrazzano breaks it down for B.C. Director Kris Sims. LINKS:

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00:26:33

#59 Trudeau Sets No-Budget Record, Lockdowns Postpone...

Canadian Taxpayers Podcast ·

2021/03/24

News at the Top – Trudeau Sets No-Budget Record Even though the federal budget has been announced for Apr. 19, the Trudeau government has officially gone more than two full years without producing one. Even back in World War II, there wasn’t a gap this long. Alberta Director Franco Terrazzano and British Columbia Director Kris Sims break down the bizarre problem. LINK:

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00:15:19

#58 The 2021 Teddy Waste Awards

Canadian Taxpayers Podcast ·

2021/03/18

Earlier this month, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation held its 23rd annual Teddy Waste Awards ceremony in a special virtual presentation, celebrating the best of the worst in government waste uncovered in the past year. The Teddy, a pig-shaped award given annually by the CTF to government’s worst waste offenders, is named for Ted Weatherill, a former federal appointee who was fired in 1999 for submitting a panoply of dubious expense claims, including a $700 lunch for two. This year's winners

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00:31:24

#57 MP Raises, Toronto Park Boondoggle, and Doug Ford...

Canadian Taxpayers Podcast ·

2021/03/16

News at the Top – MPs Raise Their Own Pay Federal politicians have a pretty bad April fools joke up their sleeves. Every MP is scheduled to get an extra $3,000 going straight from taxpayers’ pockets as of Apr. 1, 2021. Our Quebec Director Renaud Brossard breaks down the ridiculous raise with our Alberta Director Franco Terrazzano. SIGN the PETITION: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/mps-need-to-cut-their-own-pay Deep Dive – Toronto Park Boondoggle Toronto Mayor John Tory

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00:26:57

#56 Huge Petition to Cut Off Julie Payette’s Expense...

Canadian Taxpayers Podcast ·

2021/03/09

News at the Top – We Told Trudeau Told to Cut Off Julie Payette’s Expense Account Last week, Federal Director Aaron Wudrick paid a visit to the Prime Minister’s Office and dropped off 200,000 petition signatures demanding the scrapping of the outrageous expense policy for former governors general. Aaron tells our Quebec Director Renaud Brossard about the delivery. Links:

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00:35:08

#55 Gun Ban Gets More Expensive (and Weird), Ontario...

Canadian Taxpayers Podcast ·

2021/03/04

News at the Top – Gun Ban Gets More Expensive (and Weird) The Trudeau government has officially introduced legislation to spend hundreds of millions to ban some guns, but there’s no evidence this move will make Canadians any safer. Our B.C. Director Kris Sims and Prairie Director Todd MacKay break down the impact this will have on taxpayer’s wallets, and the lives of legal gunowners. Link: https://globalnews.ca/news/7642893/assault-rifle-buyback-program-canada/ SIGN THE PETITION:

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00:43:52

#54 INTERVIEW –Darryl Plecas, on Transparency and...

Canadian Taxpayers Podcast ·

2021/02/25

We've got an important interview for you. Darryl Plecas is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Abbotsford South from 2013 to 2020, and served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2017 to 2020. He blew the whistle on bizarre and questionable spending by staff in the B.C. Legislative Assembly, with a series of bombshell reports sparking resignations and ongoing change in Victoria. Our B.C. Director Kris Sims spoke with him about the reports,

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00:26:03

#53 Cut Off Governors General, Wealth Tax Will...

Canadian Taxpayers Podcast ·

2021/02/23

News at the Top – Cut Off Governors General The Canadian Taxpayers Federation has talked a lot about the expenses and pensions for retired governor generals. We even have a petition running calling on the federal government to scrap those benefits. Well, Ipsos Public Affairs did a poll, and it turn out most Canadians agree with us. Our B.C Director Kris Sims and Federal Director Aaron Wudrick talk about the results. Link:

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