Feds dish out $198 million in bonuses in 2022 – so far

Feds dish out $198 million in bonuses in 2022 – so farRecords indicate that figure may rise as the numbers are finalized So far, the Trudeau government doled out $198 million in bonuses in 2022, according to documents obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation through an access-to-information request. The average bonus for government executives was $17,885 in 2022. That brings the total amount of bonuses handed…

How David Johnston became the wrong choice for special rapporteur

How David Johnston became the wrong choice for special rapporteurHis close ties to the Trudeau family and Communist China quickly tarnished the sheen of the appointment When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Mar. 6 that Ottawa would take action against alleged Chinese interference in our elections, many Canadians took notice. The PM had avoided and evaded this controversy for months. There was now…

Pandemic performance study blatant attempt to justify fed’s actions?

Pandemic performance study blatant attempt to justify fed’s actions?The Public Health Agency of Canada study’s conclusions are a fantasy, quite divorced from reality By John Hardie David Vickers Stefan Eberspaecher Claudia Chaufan and Steven Pelech Rather than learning from the painful lessons of the past three years, it’s obvious that we’ve entered a post-pandemic phase of government-led alarmism. The Public Health Agency of…

MAiD: Legalize first, ask questions later

MAiD: Legalize first, ask questions laterParliamentary Committee recommends further MAiD expansion despite unresolved problems In 2021, Parliament set up a special committee of MPs and Senators to study the issue of “medical assistance in dying” (or MAiD) and to make recommendations to Parliament. The Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying released its “Choices for Canadians” report on February…

CTF taking legal action to force feds to disclose who stayed in $6K hotel room

CTF taking legal action to force feds to disclose who stayed in $6K hotel roomTrudeau government refuses to identify who stayed in the River Suite of the luxury hotel The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is launching a legal challenge with the Office of the Information Commissioner to force the government to disclose who stayed in the $6,000-per-night luxury hotel suite during Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral. The CTF filed an…

The ‘Just Transition’ deadly for the West

The ‘Just Transition’ deadly for the WestTrudeau using Alberta as a whipping post to rile his woke base before an election Imagine being told that, despite your happiness in your current home, you need to move into a new type of house, full of untried, unsustainable technology. That’s the Just Transition. Whatever you call it, the federal government’s plan to hollow…

More needs to be done to contain governor general’s extravagance

More needs to be done to contain governor general’s extravaganceTaxpayers aren’t unlimited pools of cash In a rare show of unity, members of Parliament from all parties are angrily demanding answers about sky-high expenses racked up by Governor General Mary Simon and her team. Curiously, Rideau Hall’s rebuttal is essentially that the expenses are “not very extravagant.” [Emphasis added]. MPs haven’t bought that line…
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