Canada鈥檚 politicians should stop handing out taxpayer dollars to the EV industry 鈥� full stop. Photo Credit: Pexels.聽聽 Ottawa and Queen鈥檚 Park bet the bank on electric vehicles and the hand they鈥檙e playing looks worse every day.聽 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Doug Ford teamed up to hand $57 billion in electric vehicle manufacturing […]
Crombie has yet to call on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to scrap his federal carbon tax. Pictured: Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie. Photo Credit: Bonnie Crombie/X.聽 Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie wants to make energy bills more affordable in Ontario, but only by a little bit. That鈥檚 because Crombie is pledging to remove the provincial […]
Bethlenfalvy鈥檚 fall economic update offers a path to balance. Pictured: Premier Doug Ford and Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X.聽 Here鈥檚 some good news for taxpayers: the Ontario government stands on the cusp of balancing the books and there鈥檚 tax relief coming.聽 Those are great highlights in Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy鈥檚 fall economic […]
Corporate welfare is fueling government debt. And it鈥檚 time for it to stop. Photo Credit: Shutterstock. Canadians are worried about government debt and axing corporate welfare is the closest thing to a silver bullet politicians have to solve the problem. Canada鈥檚 politicians spent $89 billion handing out taxpayer cash to corporations in 2021, the last […]
The Trudeau government has torpedoed the legal rationale the Supreme Court used to allow Ottawa to impose a federal carbon tax in the first place. Pictured: Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau鈥檚 carbon tax has never been more vulnerable. It鈥檚 time for Ontario Premier Doug Ford to step up to […]
Better test scores and saving taxpayer dollars is a win-win. Pictured: Ontario Education Minister Jill Dunlop. Photo Credit: Jill Dunlop/X.聽 Ontario taxpayers deserve choice and value-for-money when it comes to educating our kids. It鈥檚 unfair to force parents to keep their kids in failing government-run schools. And it鈥檚 unfair to force taxpayers to continue to […]
Higgs was able to put an HST cut on the table because his province鈥檚 finances are in such good shape. Pictured: New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs. Photo Credit: Blaine Higgs/X.聽 It鈥檚 a tale of two premiers. New Brunswick鈥檚 Blaine Higgs has been disciplined with managing his province鈥檚 finances, reducing debt and paving the way for […]
Taxpayers deserve to see the real numbers and the Ontario鈥檚 politicians should have to be accountable for them. Pictured: Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy. Photo Credit: Peter Bethlenfalvy/X.聽 Remember that friend you had in school who would change his report card before taking it home to his parents?聽 It turns out premiers, mayors and prime […]
Does anyone think their Toyota Highlander disappeared because there wasn鈥檛 a cabinet minister watching it? Pictured: Premier Doug Ford and Solicitor General Michael Kerzner. Photo Credit: MPPKerzner/X.聽 Premier Doug Ford鈥檚 cabinet was already excessively large. A surprise resignation should have been an opportunity to shed some extra weight. But somehow, Ford managed to add yet […]
Ontarians can鈥檛 afford to see gas taxes surge in the new year, so taxpayers must make that clear to provincial politicians well in advance of the currently scheduled tax hike. Pictured: Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X.聽 Premier Doug Ford鈥檚 gas tax cut saved Ontario families hundreds of dollars over the past two […]
An Ontario family filling up a Dodge Caravan and Honda Accord once every two weeks ends up paying just shy of two grand in gas taxes over the course of a year. Photo Credit: iStock. Two thousand dollars. That鈥檚 how much the typical two-car Ontario family spends on gas taxes every year.聽 Big numbers can […]
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow should implement common-sense construction contracting reforms to head off a massive property tax increase in 2025. Pictured: Mayor Olivia Chow. Photo Credit: Olivia Chow/X.聽 They say less is more, especially when it comes to budgeting. Apparently, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow never got the memo.聽 Canada鈥檚 largest city keeps overpaying on […]
Higgs鈥� HST cut pledge is the first major policy proposal laid out ahead of this fall鈥檚 election. Pictured: New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs. Photo Credit: Blaine Higgs/X.聽 Premier Blaine Higgs made it a priority to pay down New Brunswick鈥檚 debt and that means there鈥檚 room for tax relief. And that鈥檚 exactly what Higgs is promising […]
If political parties want to raise cash, they should do so by winning over taxpayers, not raiding their wallets. Pictured: Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X.聽 For Ontario鈥檚 political parties, the jig may finally be up. Premier Doug Ford is just six months away from scrapping Ontario鈥檚 political welfare system. Political welfare has […]
With 36 Progressive Conservatives now in cabinet out of a caucus of 80, no less than 45 per cent of the governing caucus gets a 42 per cent pay bump. Pictured: Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X.聽 Is Queen鈥檚 Park nearly twice as effective as it was six years ago? That鈥檚 a question […]
By the end of 2024, total payments from Ontario鈥檚 political welfare program will have crossed the $100-million mark. Pictured: Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X.聽 One hundred million dollars.聽 That鈥檚 how much Ontario鈥檚 political parties will have taken from taxpayers before its sunset clause sets in the new year. Eight years ago, former premier […]
Politicians should be focusing on creating the right environment for any company, large or small, to grow without a government handout. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.聽 Politicians are rolling the dice on the electric vehicle industry with your money. If they bet wrong, and there鈥檚 a good chance they have, hardworking […]
Ford鈥檚 claim that Crombie is a tax-and-spend Liberal holds water. But here鈥檚 Ford鈥檚 problem: he鈥檚 a tax-and-spend politician too. Pictured: Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie. Photo Credit: Bonnie Crombie/X.聽 Premier Doug Ford desperately wants Ontarians to believe Bonnie Crombie is a tax-and-spend Liberal who can鈥檛 be trusted with Ontario鈥檚 finances.聽聽 He鈥檚 spent millions of dollars on […]
The CRA said it made the decision to delay these new rules because the change had 鈥渁n unintended impact on Canadians.鈥� Photo Credit: Adobe Stock Images.聽 The Canada Revenue Agency鈥檚 new rules for bare trust reporting cost Canadians more than $900 million, according to a survey of Canadian accounting firms. The irony is that these […]
The bottom line is that six years into Ford鈥檚 time on the job, any excuses for his fiscal fiasco fall flat. Pictured: Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X.聽 Ontario鈥檚 debt has erupted like a volcano under Premier Doug Ford鈥檚 watch and he has no one to blame but himself.聽 Ford rode into office […]
The Ford government is raking in $5 billion through the province鈥檚 health tax. The tax is charged on top of income taxes, so most Ontarians don鈥檛 even realize they鈥檙e paying it. Pictured: Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X.聽 There鈥檚 one statistic in Ontario budget that should raise the ire of taxpayers: a record […]
Ford鈥檚 practice of giving nearly everyone in his caucus pay bumps reflects his free spending approach to the province鈥檚 budget. Pictured: Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X.聽 It鈥檚 like a bad joke. How many politicians does it take to screw in a light blub? Nobody knows for sure, but apparently it takes more […]
To truly save money for taxpayers, Ford needs to both cut taxes and shrink the debt burden for future taxpayers. Pictured: Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy and Health Minister Sylvia Jones. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/LinkedIn.聽 It was a week of ups and downs for Premier Doug Ford鈥檚 government.聽 Last Monday, Ford announced […]
The reality is no politician 鈥� Tory, Chow, or anyone else 鈥� should have saddled Toronto taxpayers with this burden. Pictured: Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow. Photo Credit: Olivia Chow/X. Toronto taxpayers recently received news as predictable as the sun rising in the east: the price tag for hosting a handful of 2026 World Cup […]
Ford鈥檚 gas tax cut has meant real relief for Ontario families. The typical two-car Ontario family has saved about $8 per week at the pumps since July 2022. Pictured: Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Doug Ford/X Premier Doug Ford has delivered real relief to Ontario families through his temporary 6.4 cent per litre gas tax […]
If the Ford government addresses three key points 鈥� spending control, tax relief and structural change 鈥� it will begin to earn back the trust of disappointed Ontario taxpayers. Pictured: Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy. Photo Credit: The Canadian Press/Chirstopher Katsarov.聽 Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy has a chance to turn the page on six […]
The truth is that Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is using health care as an excuse to continue profiting off inflation at taxpayers鈥� expense. Photo Credit: X/Tim Houston. Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is the only first minister in all of Canada deliberately profiting off inflation at taxpayers鈥� expense.聽 By refusing to adjust income tax […]
When it comes to affordability, Ford has shown he understands what families are going through. Trudeau, on the other hand, has shown just how out of touch he is with the lives of everyday Canadians. Photo Credit: Reuters/Cole Burston.聽 When it comes to making life more affordable for struggling families, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau […]
If Toronto really is broke, as Chow keeps telling taxpayers, she should insist the salaries of city employees are frozen in all future contract negotiations until the city gets back on sound financial footing. Pictured: Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow. Photo Credit: The Canadian Press/Tjana Martin. Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says the city is broke. […]
Ford has made his fair share of mistakes over the past six years. But with two years left in his mandate, Ford still has a chance to right his wrongs. That starts with this year鈥檚 budget. Pictured: Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Photo Credit: Twitter/Doug Ford.聽 Premier Doug Ford created a financial mess over the […]
Putting the health tax on the chopping block would be a boon for taxpayers and show Ontarians that Ford is serious about helping families make ends meet. Pictured: Premier Doug Ford and Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy Photo Credit: The Canadian Press/Frank Gunn.聽 There鈥檚 one tax in particular Ontario taxpayers want to see on the […]
When Chow was asked if she was prepared to commit to Carroll鈥檚 property tax hike plans, Chow responded by saying she needed to consult with and hear from Toronto taxpayers first. Toronto taxpayers need to give Chow exactly what she鈥檚 asked for. Photo Credit: Twitter/Olivia Chow.聽 Toronto taxpayers were barely given time to enjoy […]
Without action from the province, the combined impact of the end of the gas tax cut and the increase in the federal carbon tax would be a stunning 11.8 cents per litre. That would drive up the cost of filling up a minivan by nine dollars overnight. Photo Credit: The Canadian Press/Andrew Vaughan.聽 Forty […]
Ford should seize the moment and end political welfare now. Photo Credit: Twitter/Doug Ford.聽 Ontario鈥檚 political welfare system will finally be relegated to the ash heap of history a year from now. But that鈥檚 not nearly soon enough. Political parties in Ontario have gotten millions of taxpayer dollars four times a year with no […]
Trudeau鈥檚 2024 tax hikes, including increased payroll taxes and higher CPP contributions, will cost the average $80,000 earner an extra $507 annually. Meanwhile, Ontario鈥檚 promised income tax cut by Premier Doug Ford remains undelivered, leaving taxpayers grappling with increased financial strain amid rising expenses. Photo credit: The Canadian Press/Tara Walton Prime Minister Justin Trudeau […]
P.E.I. residents set to benefit from Premier Dennis King鈥檚 2024 tax relief, potentially saving households $400 in provincial taxes, but concerns arise over bracket creep鈥檚 long-term impact Photo Credit: Facebook/Dennis King 聽 Imagine what your family could do with an extra $400. Thanks to Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King, Islanders won鈥檛 be imagining what […]
Photo credit: Twitter/Doug Ford It鈥檚 time to grade Ontario Premier Doug Ford鈥檚 record after half a decade in office.聽 No matter how you slice it, Ford isn鈥檛 coming anywhere close to the taxpayer honour roll.聽 Ford deserves a failing grade on taxes, deficits and debt.聽聽 But with more than two years left in his […]
Photo credit: Twitter/Tim Houston Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is driving his province towards a fiscal cliff. If he doesn鈥檛 change course soon, taxpayers will be in for a world of hurt. Houston didn鈥檛 inherit a rosy financial situation. In the previous Liberal government鈥檚 final budget before Houston won the 2021 election, former premier […]
Fiscal update highlights shifts in debt, corporate aid, and government size. Photo credit: Twitter/Doug FordPhoto credit: Twitter/Doug Ford The Ford government tabled its fall economic update earlier this month. If anyone doubted that Ford and Trudeau were cut from the same cloth, the numbers extinguish that doubt.聽聽 It鈥檚 become clear that Ford has adopted […]
Until recently no one in the Trudeau government鈥檚 Liberal caucus was willing to stand up and tell the truth on carbon taxes. Newfoundland and Labrador MP Ken McDonald (pictured) finally broke that trend. Photo credit: Facebook/Ken McDonald The dam has finally broken in the Liberal caucus with some MPs starting to admit the federal […]
Those who argue for higher taxes to solve Toronto鈥檚 budget woes continuously claim Torontonians are undertaxed, because property tax rates are lower than in neighbouring municipalities. That argument deserves two separate responses. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons It鈥檚 time to finally bust a myth: Torontonians do not have a lower tax burden than taxpayers in […]
Doug Ford鈥檚 government is anything but the lean, efficient administration he promised taxpayers. Photo credit: Twitter/Doug Ford The man who once promised a leaner, more efficient and effective government at Queen鈥檚 Park has instead allowed it to balloon larger than any other Ontario premier in the 21st century.聽聽 In Premier Doug Ford鈥檚 first throne […]
Thanks to Trudeau鈥檚 carbon tax, if you heat your home with furnace oil, propane, or natural gas, you will be paying a lot more just to stay warm this winter. Photo credit: Getty Images/iStock As Ontarians continue to struggle with soaring living costs, taxpayers better brace themselves for the bruising impact of the Trudeau […]
Based on the limited financial information the city has released, Toronto taxpayers are facing a raw deal. City bureaucrats estimate taxpayers will be on the hook for $290 million to bring five World Cup games to Toronto in 2026. Pictured is former mayor John Tory. Photo credit: The Canadian Press/Christopher Katsarov Toronto is out […]
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston. In the span of just two years, Houston managed to increase government spending by a stunning 19 per cent. Photo credit: Twitter/Tim Houston Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is slamming his foot on the gas pedal and driving the province toward a fiscal cliff. For the sake of future […]
Ontario spends more now than it ever has and leads the pack per student among large provinces across the country. Plus, remember those supposed cuts you heard about? The opposite is true. Pictured is Minister of Education Stephen Lecce. Photo credit: Facebook/Stephen Lecce As Ontario families face the possibility of a looming teachers strike […]
Spending on government-run schools has reached record highs, yet performance has worsened. Photo credit: Pexels/RDNE Stock Project Here鈥檚 something Ontario鈥檚 education establishment doesn鈥檛 want you to hear: improving school choice would improve students鈥� outcomes and the province鈥檚 bottom line. Ontario students get to pick what post-secondary schools to apply for, tutors to hire and […]
More money 鈥� the proposed solution of choice for virtually all provincial governments past and present 鈥� simply won鈥檛 get the job done. Pictured is Ontario鈥檚 Minister of Health Sylvia Jones. Photo credit: Twitter/Sylvia Jones Here鈥檚 a truth most politicians will never admit: throwing money at Ontario鈥檚 health-care system won鈥檛 solve its fundamental problems. […]
If the Australian state of Victoria can withdraw from being the sole host of the 2026 Commonwealth Games, Toronto can pull out from hosting less than 10 per cent of the 2026 World Cup games. Pictured is an artist rendering of a FIFA-ready expanded BMO Field. Photo credit: BMO Field It鈥檚 time for the […]
Now that Stellantis and Volkswagen have negotiated a collective $31-billion handout from the feds and Ontario, no doubt other automakers will follow. Photo credit: Bloomberg/Emily Elconin Thirty-one billion dollars. That鈥檚 how much of your money Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Doug Ford are handing over to two of the world鈥檚 largest and most […]
There鈥檚 plenty the newly elected mayor can do, from pulling the plug on the city鈥檚 costly privilege of hosting a handful of FIFA World Cup games in 2026 to opening up the tendering process. Photo credit: Twitter/Olivia Chow Olivia Chow won Toronto鈥檚 mayoral by-election promising to spend hundreds of millions of dollars the city […]
Current mayor Andrea Horwath has increased 51暗网鈥檚 city spending more in her first year as head of council than former mayor Fred Eisenberger (pictured here alongside Premier Doug Ford) did in his final four years in office. Photo credit: Premier of Ontario聽 The budget 51暗网 City Council passed this spring, under the leadership of […]
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston. From coast to coast, every other government outside of Nova Scotia has acknowledged it is wrong to punish taxpayers simply for receiving a cost-of-living pay raise. Photo credit: CBC/Robert Short Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston stands alone by deliberately profiting off of inflation. By failing to index income tax […]
Toronto has what鈥檚 called a closed tendering approach to awarding contracts for some of the city鈥檚 most expensive construction projects. That means that only certain construction companies affiliated with a handful of unions can bid to take on those jobs. Photo credit: Archinect Canada鈥檚 largest city has been overpaying on construction projects to the […]
Provincial government expected to bring in over $200 billion in tax revenue for 2023. According to the FAO, Ontario is positioned to run a surplus of $3 billion this year, $7.4 billion next year and $10 billion the year after that. Photo credit: Twitter/Doug Ford Despite increasing government spending rapidly, the Ford government has […]
聽In total, data from the finance ministry shows Premier Doug Ford鈥檚 gas tax cut has left over a billion dollars in taxpayers鈥� wallets, and that tab will continue to grow for the next several months. Photo credit: Twitter/Doug Ford Eight dollars every week. That鈥檚 how much Premier Doug Ford鈥檚 gas tax cuts have saved […]
Thanks in large part to inflation, provincial government set to collect nearly $25 billion more in tax revenue this year versus last. If he鈥檚 truly a man of and for the people, the premier would share some of that windfall with the wider population by lowering Ontario鈥檚 sales tax. Photo credit: Twitter/Doug Ford It鈥檚 […]
Filling up the tank at the pumps and paying the home heating bill is set to get a whole lot more painful, with Trudeau鈥檚 second carbon tax ready to come into effect July 1. Photo credit: The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz We now know how much the Trudeau government鈥檚 carbon taxes will cost Ontario families […]
Taxpayer-funded quarterly allowances haven鈥檛 been awarded since last spring, when Premier Ford gave Ontario鈥檚 political parties three payments in advance, allowing them to spend the funds on attack ads during last year鈥檚 election campaign. Come June, the political welfare payments are set to resume. Photo credit: The Canadian Press/Chris Young Ontario鈥檚 political party slush […]
聽Toronto is the only municipality in Ontario that charges a land transfer tax. Mayoral candidate Anthony Furey (pictured, right) wants to change that by phasing out the additional tax in the years ahead. Photo credit: Twitter/Anthony Furey Here鈥檚 a novel idea: if you want to bring the price of housing down, try taxing less. […]
Rather than fix the present Science Centre, the Ford government is planning to build a brand-new facility on the grounds of the old Ontario Place. But building a new facility will take time and a lot of taxpayer dough. Photo credit: Twitter/Doug Ford In trying to rationalize moving the Ontario Science Centre to the […]
In March, the governments of Canada and Ontario jointly announced what could turn out to be the largest corporate welfare handout in the country鈥檚 history. Experts say the governments collectively gave some $10 billion to Volkswagen to build its new electric car battery plant in St. Thomas. Photo credit: AP/Michael Sohn Here鈥檚 a sad […]
Ontario鈥檚 premier fought hard against Kathleen Wynne鈥檚 carbon tax scheme and won. Now, he continues to fight the forces that be in Ottawa. Photo credit: Twitter/Doug Ford Ontario Premier Doug Ford has a penchant for recognizing a wolf in sheep鈥檚 clothing. When it comes to carbon taxes, Ford wasn鈥檛 fooled for a moment. Scrapping […]
The 2023 budget presented by the Newfoundlander and Labrador premier demonstrates clear fiscal prudence. In contrast, Trudeau鈥檚 budget spends $20 billion more this year than last. Pictured is Premier Andrew Furey. Photo credit: The Canadian Press/Andrew Vaughan The premier and prime minister might be young Liberal pals with a lot of star power, but […]
聽In 2021-22, Ontario finished the fiscal year with a $2.1 billion surplus 鈥� but instead of building on that surplus for budget 2023, Premier Ford (left) and Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy (right) tore it down. Photo credit: Twitter/Peter Bethlenfalvy Ontario Premier Doug Ford was like a rookie at a blackjack table during this budget […]
As Atlantic Canadians felt the crunch from inflation last year, the region鈥檚 premiers responded in one of two ways. Three premiers chose to deliver tax relief. Only Nova Scotia鈥檚 Tim Houston failed to offer any kind of meaningful relief to taxpayers. Photo credit: Communications Nova Scotia聽 Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston was Atlantic Canada鈥檚 […]
Going forward, the P.E.I. premier can鈥檛 count on massive revenue windfalls. His election platform should show prudence and outline a plan to stay in the black. Photo credit: The Canadian Press/Brian McInnis Rather than present a budget, Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King has plunged his province into an election. While the election call […]
With the Trudeau government鈥檚 online 鈥榗ensorship鈥� bill heading back to the House of Commons this week, now is the time for Liberal MPs to decide what they want their legacies to be. Photo credit: The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld Liberal backbenchers have a first-rate opportunity to prove that MPs are more than trained seals by […]
Instead of dreaming up new taxes to hammer Canadians, Trudeau could start looking at areas to save. Photo credit: Bloomberg/David Kawai If you hear the sound of water about to crash ashore, that鈥檚 the sound of the Trudeau government鈥檚 tidal wave of new taxes set to wash over taxpayers in this winter鈥檚 federal budget.聽 […]
Former mayor of Toronto John Tory鈥檚 time in office was marked by a level of financial imprudence that rivals that of even Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo credit: CBC/Evan Mitsui It鈥檚 time to dispel a yearslong myth: former mayor John Tory was no friend to Toronto taxpayers. He shouldn鈥檛 let the door hit him […]
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston (left) and P.E.I. Premier Dennis King. Their respective provincial governments are stubbornly refusing to adjust their tax brackets to account for soaring inflation. Photo credit: Twitter and Facebook Two Atlantic Canadian governments are cashing in on inflation and it鈥檚 time for taxpayers to stand up and demand better.聽 When […]
Although the premier has made a series of bad financial decisions of late, he has a fresh mandate and a new opportunity to return to his pro-taxpayer roots. Photo credit: Twitter/Doug Ford Premier Doug Ford is facing a moment of truth in the next budget. After years of runaway spending, will he finally embrace […]
It鈥檚 time for the premier to make good on his 2018 promise to nix the per-vote subsidy. Photo credit: Twitter/Doug Ford Ontario Premier Doug Ford鈥檚 excuses for maintaining a taxpayer slush fund are wearing thin.聽 A decade ago, former premier Kathleen Wynne thought it would be a bright idea to give Ontario鈥檚 political parties […]
While political leaders around the country used the pandemic as an excuse to increase spending across the board, New Brunswick鈥檚 Blaine Higgs took a different approach. Photo credit: The Canadian Press/Stephen MacGillivray If anyone is looking for an instructor to teach a masterclass on defending the public purse, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs should […]
Premier Doug Ford. Photo credit: Twitter/Doug Ford It鈥檚 time for Premier Doug Ford to be bold. The cost of living is soaring for Ontario families. To deliver relief to every Ontarian across the province, Ford should cut the provincial sales tax. Ford owes Ontarians relief. Four years ago, he聽promised聽to cut income taxes for the […]
After failing to receive Senate approval before the last federal election, Canada鈥檚 so-called 鈥榦nline censorship bill鈥� was reintroduced by Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez (pictured) in February of this year. Photo credit: The Canadian Press/Justin Tang Prime Minister Justin Trudeau doesn鈥檛 care about Canadian content creators. When Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriquez first tabled […]
After a temporary six-month pause, the provincial gas excise tax is set to be reinstituted at the end of the year. Photo credit: Twitter/Doug Ford If Ontario Premier Doug Ford doesn鈥檛 want to be the grinch who stole Christmas, he鈥檒l start working on a plan to make Ontario鈥檚 temporary gas tax cut permanent. Ontario […]
Bill C-11 would hand the CRTC, a government agency, the power to control what Canadians are exposed to online through filtering our news and streaming feeds. Photo credit: Twitter/Justin Trudeau Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking Canada on a headfirst dive toward government censorship, with the Senate the only obstacle standing between Canadians and […]
Photo credit: The Canadian Press/Chad Hipolito Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is eyeing a wealth tax to pay for his government鈥檚 spending spree. Heavily redacted documents聽obtained聽by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation show Trudeau asked for analysis of a $60-billion wealth tax. With indefinite deficits looming, it must be tempting to grab that cash. But a wealth […]
Photo credit: The Niagara Independent/Nicholas Tibollo The collective blood pressure of Ontario taxpayers surged over the weekend as gas prices hit record levels across the province. In large part, hardworking taxpayers can blame the federal government for soaring costs. For the first time ever, gas prices in Ontario crossed the $1.50 per litre threshold. […]
Bureaucrats are getting raises, while average Ontarians are undergoing endless pay cuts and closures. Photo credit: Associated Press/Wilfredo Lee Ontario has been experiencing a tale of two pandemics. One is a fairy tale for bureaucrats and the other is a grim story for the rest of us. Bureaucrats working for the province and its […]
Photo credit: Getty Images/Jose Luis Pelaez In case Premier Doug Ford is one of those last-minute holiday shoppers who doesn鈥檛 like the mall, Ontario taxpayers have some stocking stuffer ideas the Ontario government needs to deliver. The best gift ideas are presents that Ford should be very familiar with, since they were in his […]
