AB: Reverse, Tax and Fix MLA Pay

EDMONTON, AB: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) made 12 recommendations on how to fix and make transparent MLA pay today during its presentation to Justice Major and his Alberta MLA Compensation Review committee Read more »

B.C. Government Wastes $125,000 Trying to Keep IBM Contract Secret

The B.C. Government has spent almost $125,000 trying to hide a contract with IBM from the public for eight years. Read more »

MP Pension Rip-off Will Cost Taxpayers at Least $277 Million

OTTAWA, ON: With only a few days to go before the 6th anniversary of the 2006 election, the CTF has released a report estimating that the cost to retire the entire 41st Parliament in 2015 is at least $262 million in cumulative pensions and $15 million in severance payoffs.CTF'S PENSION REPORT | CAMPAIGN PAGESIGN PETITION Read more »

"We Need to Notify Public." - Winnipeg Police

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) and WiseUp Winnipeg released emails from the Winnipeg Police Service today that stressed the “need” to notify the public prior to mobile photo radar on Grant Avenue west of Nathaniel and other new locations. The CTF and WiseUp Winnipeg are calling on the police to explain why a press release never went out – and violations did - by the thousands. Read more »

NS: CTF Backs NDP On Eliminating Legislative Minority Seats

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is calling the NDP’s move to eliminate special legislative seats for some minorities a “victory for democracy.” The CTF demanded these seats be eliminated when it presented to theSelect Committee on Electoral Boundaries Commission in Truro on November 22nd and in a letter to the Speaker of the Legislature August 1st, 2011. Read more »

B.C. Families Face $84 Medical Services Premium Tax Increase

BC families face a $306 tax hike for CPP and EI--plus an $84 hike in MSP. No happy new year for taxpayers! Read more »

CTF Releases Nation-Wide Tax Changes for New Year

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) released its annual New Year Tax Changes calculations today, which provide projected personal income and payroll tax changes taking effect January 1, 2012.>>BC NEWS RELEASE Read more »

Crowded Sask Legislature Should Not Add Seats

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) called on the Wall government today to scrap its plan to add three new provincial seats to the legislature and instead consider reducing Saskatchewan’s seat count down to 53; ‘merely’ double Alberta’s ratio of politicians to citizens. Read more »

MB: Another Photo Radar Debacle?

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) and Wise-up Winnipeg is urging motorists not to pay photo radar tickets issued in the vicinity of Grant Avenue and Nathaniel Street.  The two groups believe tickets were issued wrongly at that location and are urging motorists who received tickets there to contact them. Further, recipients are urged to call the number on the ticket to register to challenge it in court. Read more »

NS: CTF Urges Federal and Provincial Governments to “Just Say No” to HFX Stadium

 The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) says Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter and Nova Scotia’s federal minister, Peter MacKay, should reject a request from the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) to fund a new soccer stadium.   Read more »