Tag: Canadian Taxpayers Federation

VIA Rail Hands Out Bonuses to Executives While Seeking Taxpayer-Funded COVID Bailout: Records

January 10, 2023
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VIA Rail gave its executives handsome bonus raises while the Crown corporation lost millions of dollars during the COVID-19 pandemic and requested taxpayer-funded bailout, records show. The records, obtained through Access to Information and released by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF), show that 650 VIA managers received a total of $6,434,642 in taxpayer-funded bonuses in 2020, reported…

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VIA Rail Hands Out Bonuses to Execs While Seeking Taxpayer-Funded COVID Bailout: Records

January 10, 2023
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VIA Rail gave its executives handsome bonuses while the Crown corporation lost millions of dollars during the COVID-19 pandemic and requested a taxpayer-funded bailout, records show. The records, obtained through Access to Information and released by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF), show that 650 VIA Rail managers received a total of $6,434,642 in taxpayer-funded bonuses in 2020,…

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Governor General’s Middle East Trip Cost $1.3 Million

November 3, 2022
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Gov. Gen. Mary Simon and her delegation to the Middle East spent $1.3 million on hotels, flights, catering, and other travel expenses during the week-long trip in March, according to documents tabled with a House of Commons committee. The delegation also consisted of Global Affairs Canada (GAC) employees, National Defence Department (DND) officials, and RCMP officers. Invoices…

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Taxpayers Federation Calls for Tax Relief for Canadians as Annual Inflation Grows by Nearly 7%

October 19, 2022
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The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the federal government must provide immediate tax relief following a Statistics Canada report which revealed that annual inflation grew by almost 7 percent. Consumer prices increased by 6.9 percent year-over-year, according to Statistics Canada. The price of groceries grew by 11.4 percent, marking the highest annual growth since August 1981. CTF Federal…

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Albertans Set to Receive First Carbon Tax Rebate This Week

July 15, 2022
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Albertans will see some extra money coming into their bank accounts starting today as the federal government releases the first batch of 2022 carbon tax returns, according to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF). The first round of the quarterly-based Climate Action Incentive (CAI) rebate starts with a “double-up” payment that returns proceeds from the first two…

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‘Cut It’: Taxpayer Advocate, Experts Weigh In on Equalization Changes

July 10, 2022
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A day after a taxpayer advocacy group called for provincial equalization to be phased out, Conservative leadership candidate Jean Charest pledged reforms to the program to satisfy Alberta. As politicians converged in Calgary for the annual Stampede festival which kicked off on July 7, Canadian Taxpayers Federation federal director Franco Terrazzano said Ottawa should wind…

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