Harper needs to end the special pension deal for government employees

When you raise the issue around the water cooler about how we pay our politicians in Ottawa, it rarely takes long before you hear a rant about their platinum-plated pensions. And for good reason; the over $100 million taxpayers kick in each year is not chump change. But it's the tip of the iceberg... Read more »

Harper Should Start with MPs if he wants to Reform Canadian Pensions

It might be understandable if a number of Canadians didn’t appreciate Prime Minister Stephen Harper talking recently about reforming public sector pensions and Old Age Security (OAS) social assistance payments. After all, nobody likes the idea of their retirement plans changing ...  Read more »

Three Cheers for the Chief

There are lots of unfortunate news stories lately about horrible things happening on aboriginal reserves, but there’s also a really good news story happening right now that deserves more attention. Read more »

Kyoto: Good Riddance to a Bad Deal for Canadians

Canadians have every reason to celebrate our country’s recent decision to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol. Our refusal to play the role of sucker at a United Nations poker game might even send a message to the world’s real polluters. Read more »

Aboriginal: Single Letter Helps Change Law

You never know what a single letter can do. Consider that on December 9, 2009, a whistle-blower from the Peguis aboriginal reserve in Manitoba sent a brown envelope to all three national political parties (Conservatives, Liberals and NDP) and our non-profit organization, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. Read more »

Beware of NDP leadership hopefuls bearing policy gifts from Greece

In his campaign to become the next national leader of the NDP, candidate Brian Topp is proposing a radical program of huge tax hikes. To understand why a serious contender for the leadership of Canada’s official opposition would put forward such a destructive program, it’s important to consider his world view. Read more »

Putting Unions on the Same Playing Field as Charities

The Income Tax Act gives tax breaks to Canadians for various purposes. However, there are two major groups in particular who benefit most directly from tax breaks within the Income Tax Act.  One is registered charities, the second is labour unions. While both groups benefit from taxpayer-aided income tax laws, the way they disclose to the public what they do with the money is very different. Read more »

Cutting Canada’s bloated defence HQ will be a battle royal

As Parliament returned for the fall session, all eyes were on Canada’s military spending. Read more »

Harper needs to make sure this porn-surfing bureaucrat stays fired

Have you ever considered a new career?Try this one on for size: Canadian foreign service officer. Apparently you get to spend between 50 and 75 per cent of your time surfing the internet at the office, reading news and sports, downloading pornography and emailing the most interesting links to your home for further study. Read more »

TV Ad Reminds Harper Government of Balanced Budget Commitment

The National Debt Clock Tour sought a single commitment: balance the federal budget without raising taxes. On April 8, Prime Minister Harper stated a Conservative government would do just that by 2014. Following the June 6th budget, the CTF released a 30-second television commercial to remind Ottawa of its commitment. >>SIGN BALANCED BUDGET PETITION Read more »