Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s time for Ottawa politicians to take deficits seriously again
Author: Franco Terrazzano
Franco Terrazzano is Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. He joined the CTF after working as an economic policy analyst with the Calgary Chamber of Commerce and as a fellow with the Canadian Constitution Foundation. Franco has produced multiple reports and op-eds on the costs associated with tax increases, inefficient government and the unintended consequences of public policies.
Franco completed his Master of Public Policy and Bachelor of Arts (Economics) degrees at the University of Calgary.
Poilievre can put people back in charge with recall and referendums
Reading Time: 3 minutes A grassroots performance check on MPs and a way to axe poorly thought out policy
Not all Conservatives oppose the second carbon tax
Reading Time: 3 minutes But they should
Bank of Canada doesn’t deserve its bonuses and pay raises
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Bank has one job: to keep inflation around two per cent. It failed
Nothing prudent about Trudeau government’s budgeting
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Trudeau government needs to rein in the years of overspending, set a concrete timeline, and plan to balance the budget
Kenney’s last job for taxpayers: end bracket creep
Reading Time: 3 minutes Will cost each Albertan between $105 and $331, depending on income, by the end of the year
High gas prices hurting? That’s exactly what Trudeau wants
Reading Time: 4 minutes Hardworking Canadians are going to have to drag this government kicking and screaming to get any relief at the pumps
Each Canadian owes $56,000 in government debt
Reading Time: 3 minutes Fifty-six thousand dollars. That’s the average amount each Canadian will owe in provincial and federal government debt by the end of the year. Much of this debt will likely be shovelled onto the backs of Canadians’ kids and grandkids. As columnist Chris Nelson warns, “we are no longer being bribed with our own money. We’re… Continue reading Each Canadian owes $56,000 in government debt
Taxpayers need to take action against talk of a home equity tax
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Liberals should stop acting like they’re considering taxing the sale of your home
And the winner is: more stories of government waste
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada is more than $1 trillion in debt. Maybe it’s time to stop wasting taxpayers’ money