National Debt Clock Tour 2011

On February 22, 2011, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation launched its National Debt Clock Tour from Mile 0 of the Trans Canada Highway Read more »

Indian Band politician paid nearly $1 million

Prairie director Colin Craig releases Access to Information data showing a councilor on an Indian Band in Atlantic Canada was paid $978,468 in one year. Read more »

Time for a public-sector pension wake-up call

It's getting mighty tough for Ottawa to keep justifying plummy pensions that are exclusively reserved for public servants and MPs. Read more »

Canada's MPs and their well-padded pensions

Two words come to mind when a taxpayer's attention is drawn to the fattened pension scheme with which members of Parliament have endowed themselves at our expense: daylight robbery! Read more »

MP Pensions News Conference

Canadian Taxpayers Federation's (CTF) new conference on MP Pensions held in Ottawa on January 18, 2012. Read more »

CTF calls for cuts to MP pensions

At a January 18, 2012, news conference, CTF releases a major report on the MP Pension Plan. Read more »

MPs must lead by example

CTF Federal Director Gregory Thomas says before the federal government can make the tough decisions needed to cut spending and balance its budget, MPs must first lead by example and cut their excessive pensions. Read more »

Reform MP Pensions

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling for major reforms to the gold-plated MP pension plan. Read more »

Concerns on rising costs at Canadian Museum of Human Rights

Prairie Director Colin Craig expresses concerns about rising construction costs for the Canadian Museum of Human Rights in Winnipeg. Read more »

99 Really Stupid Things the Government Did With Your Money

Maclean’s magazine is out with a new cover story – 99 Really Stupid Things the Government Did With Your Money. Read more »