Canadian Taxpayers Podcast

Apr 23 2024 239
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This podcast is for Canadians who want lower taxes, less waste and more accountable government. We go beyond the politics to push for policies that shrink tax bills. We break exclusive news stories about government waste that aren’t covered by the media. And we enforce accountability and transparency for politicians in every political party. Join the Canadian Taxpayers Federation at taxpayer.com.

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#144 Debt interest = $1 billion/week

Apr 23 2024 43 mins  
Welcome to Canada, where you pay a federal sales tax so Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can cover the interest payments on his government’s credit card. That’s literally what’s happening. Interest charges on Canada’s debt will be $54 billion this year. GST revenues will be $54 billion. On top of soaring interest charges, the federal budget includes massive deficits, a tax hik

#143 Trudeau gives Quebec special carbon tax deal

Apr 16 2024 25 mins  
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is giving you higher gas prices and giving Quebec a special deal on the carbon tax. Quebec’s carbon tax currently costs $57 per tonne. Trudeau is making you and every other Canadian pay a carbon tax that costs $80 per tonne. And that carbon tax gap is expected to grow… Plus, we break down just how much federal debt interest charges are costing taxp

#142 Canada’s tax revolt

Mar 30 2024 28 mins  
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has lost the people and the premiers on the carbon tax. Seven of 10 Canadians and provincial premiers oppose Trudeau’s April 1 carbon tax hike. But Liberal, NDP, Green and Bloc Québécois MPs decided to stand with the prime minister and voted to make you pay higher carbon taxes. And we break down Trudeau’s April 1 alcohol tax hike. All that and mo

#141 Governor General Gravy Train

Mar 23 2024 26 mins  
Governor General Mary Simon took another pay raise this year, bringing her annual salary to $363,000. This is Simon’s third pay raise since being appointed to the role less than three years ago. And the CBC dished out another $15 million in taxpayer-funded bonuses in 2023. All that and more in this week’s Canadian Taxpayers Podcast. And you can get your shirt at taxpayer.com.

#140 Fighting Trudeau’s online censorship

Mar 16 2024 24 mins  
Taxpayers are right to be worried about Trudeau’s online censorship. We asked the Canadian Constitution Foundation to break down Trudeau’s so-called online harms bill and how that can impact your free expression and ability to hold governments accountable. All that and more in this week’s Canadian Taxpayers Podcast. And here’s how you can take action against Trudeau’s onl

#139 Trudeau losing on carbon tax

Mar 12 2024 20 mins  
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe comes off the bench to fight Trudeau’s carbon tax. And the vast majority of Canadians don’t support Trudeau’s carbon tax hike on April 1. Plus, we break down how Trudeau’s carbon tax makes your grocery bills more expensive. All that and more on this week’s Canadian Taxpayers Podcast.

#138 Trudeau’s $1 million “affordability” retreats

Mar 02 2024 31 mins  
The Trudeau government’s three “affordability” cabinet retreats over the course of a single year cost taxpayers more than $1 million. And you better believe they’ve been eating good on your dime… Trudeau also dropped $11,651 of your tax dollars to party with the media at one of his mansions. All that and more in this week’s Canadian Taxpayers Podcast.

#137 A scam app and a scam tax

Feb 20 2024 44 mins  
The ArriveSCAM app is worse than you think. The Auditor General writes a scathing report into the ArriveCAN app that socially distanced taxpayers from tens of millions of dollars. And we break down Trudeau’s carbon tax rebrand. Trudeau thinks he can make you support his favourite tax by changing the name of his carbon tax rebates. But that’s just lipstick on a pig. The governme

#136 Bonuses, bureaucratic boondoggles & hotel bills

Feb 13 2024 28 mins  
Costs for the ArriveCAN app spiralled out of control to $54 million. Despite their failure,government executives working on the app still took more than $340,000 in bonuses. Most people spend zero dollars not staying in a luxury hotel room. Well, the feds spent$600,000 NOT staying in luxury hotel rooms. All that and more in this week’s Canadian Taxpayers Podcast.

#135 Trudeau and CBC president squirm

Feb 05 2024 27 mins  
CBC President Catherine Tait was in the hot seat as MPs grilled her over the millions in bonusesshe’s been doling out at the state broadcaster with your money. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau thinks he’s figured out a way to stop his polls from plummeting:re-brand his carbon tax rebate scheme! But there’s not enough lipstick on the planet to coverup the big pig that is his carb