Records 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…
His 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…
Unfortunately, our leaders today don't have his backbone when it comes to resisting foreign pressure This month marks 20 years since the United States committed a fatal error. This month also marks arguably the wisest Canadian foreign policy decision of the 21st century. On March 19, 2003, bombers began the unprovoked pummelling of Iraq. A…
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…
Parliamentary 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…
Trudeau 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…
When we live with integrity, we are complete. In order to live with integrity, we need to constantly pursue truth The 16th-century Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes said, “The road is always greater than the inn.” This principle is also true for the pursuit of integrity. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines integrity as “firm adherence to…
Trudeau 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…
Taxpayers have a right to be mad at the government People are hurting. But the anger towards the federal government comes from a deeper sense of being ripped off. Taxes and regulations are making it hard to put food on the table. Politicians and bureaucrats are misleading us. They’re wasting our money and not being…
Taxpayers 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…
Records 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…
His 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…
Unfortunately, our leaders today don't have his backbone when it comes to resisting foreign pressure This month marks 20 years since the United States committed a fatal error. This month also marks arguably the wisest Canadian foreign policy decision of the 21st century. On March 19, 2003, bombers began the unprovoked pummelling of Iraq. A…
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…
Parliamentary 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…
Trudeau 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…
When we live with integrity, we are complete. In order to live with integrity, we need to constantly pursue truth The 16th-century Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes said, “The road is always greater than the inn.” This principle is also true for the pursuit of integrity. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines integrity as “firm adherence to…
Trudeau 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…
Taxpayers have a right to be mad at the government People are hurting. But the anger towards the federal government comes from a deeper sense of being ripped off. Taxes and regulations are making it hard to put food on the table. Politicians and bureaucrats are misleading us. They’re wasting our money and not being…
Taxpayers 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…