The Canadian Taxpayers Federation hosted a huge rally to protest against Carney’s gun ban and confiscation in Cape Breton. Cape Breton sent a huge message to Ottawa: We won’t be guinea pigs for the government’s gun confiscation test trial! Carney’s gun ban and confiscation is a huge taxpayer boondoggle and it won’t make Canada safer. Sign the PETITION: Scrap the gun ban and confiscation:https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/scrap-the-gun-ban-and-buy-back 

Carney’s gun ban and confiscation scheme is a huge taxpayer boondoggle. It targets law-abiding Canadians’ private property. And it won’t make Canada safe. Clayton Campbell, the President of the Toronto Police Association, joins the show to explain why the gun confiscation scheme won’t improve public safety. Plus, we have CTF’s Kris Sims on the show to breakdown the major taxpayer news you don’t want to miss!

If Trump wants to hammer Americans with new taxes, it doesn’t mean Carney should hammer Canadians with new taxes. Retaliatory tariffs are taxes on Canadian consumers and business that will make your life more expensive. The Carney government’s retaliatory tariffs could cost Canadian families hundreds of dollars this year in new taxes. We had the Montreal Economic Institute’s Vice President of Communications Renaud Brossard on the Taxpayer Podcast to make the case for free trade. Sign the PETITION: No carbon tariffs: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/no-carbon-tariffs Support our mission: https://www.taxpayer.com/support-the-podcast 

The CBC’s bureaucracy is a bloated mess and it’s costing you big time.   CBC has more than 250 directors, 450 managers and 780 producers that are paid more than $100,000 per year.   The CBC also employed 130 advisors, 81 analysts, 120 hosts, 80 project leads, 30 lead architects, 25 supervisors, among other positions, that were paid more than $100,000 last year.   Plus, we go after federal departments and Crown corporations that reward failure with taxpayer-funded bonuses.   All that and more in this week’s Taxpayer Podcast.   Sign the PETITION to defund the CBC: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/defund-the-cbc-and-end-media-bailout   Support our mission: https://www.taxpayer.com/support-the-podcast

A family’s biggest cost is NOT food, clothes or housing. A family’s biggest cost is taxes. The average Canadian family is paying 42 per cent of its budget in taxes to all levels of government. That means Canadian families are spending more on taxes than what they’re spending on food, housing and clothing COMBINED. Plus, we break down what might be the craziest boondoggle yet: The federal ban on the sale of new gas and diesel vehicles by 2035. You have every reason to worry your tax and power bills will increase to pay for all the subsidies, charging stations, power plants and transmission lines required for the government’s ban. All that and more in this episode of the Taxpayer Podcast. Support our mission: https://www.taxpayer.com/support-the-podcast

The federal government is still imposing hidden carbon taxes on Canadian businesses! Prime Minister Mark Carney’s hidden carbon tax on businesses is the worst of all worlds: higher prices for you and fewer jobs for Canadians. Plus, bureaucrats in B.C. have been taking hundreds of luxury helicopter rides on taxpayers’ dime. All that and more in this episode of the Taxpayer Podcast. Support our mission: https://www.taxpayer.com/support-the-podcast

The federal government spending has ballooned out of control. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation breaks down the Carney government’s spending review and makes the case for serious spending cuts. Plus, mayors in British Columbia are taking extra taxpayer cash just to attend meetings. All that and more in this week’s Taxpayer Podcast. Support our mission: https://www.taxpayer.com/support-the-podcast

BEST spin off ever! Tune in to the Western Roundup from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation! How much money do we actually have in The West?  Why is a Vancouver-area mayor being paid more than the President of the United States?! Support our mission: https://www.taxpayer.com/support-the-podcast

Taxpayer win! Prime Minister Mark Carney scraps the digital services tax, saving taxpayers big money on their online subscriptions. But it’s not all good news. All levels of government are shelling out bundles of taxpayer cash to host some games during the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Vancouver and Toronto. We break down the ridiculous plans and highlight polling numbers that show Canadians in those provinces don’t want to waste money on these games. Plus, we dive into why so many young Canadians are fed up with how much they pay in taxes. All that and more in this week’s Taxpayer Podcast. Support our mission: https://www.taxpayer.com/support-the-podcast

Carney is continuing Trudeau’s debt-fuelled spending spree. Debt interest charges are costing taxpayers more than $1 billion every week. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation did a deep dive through the government’s main spending plan to detail exactly how Ottawa is spending your money. All that and more in this week’s Taxpayer Podcast. Support our mission: https://www.taxpayer.com/support-the-podcast

The federal government’s gun ban and confiscation scheme will be an ineffective and costly boondoggle. But there is good news. Most Canadians want the government to go after illegal gun smugglers, not law-abiding Canadian firearms owners. Plus, we break how much the federal bureaucracy is costing you. All that and more in this week’s Taxpayer Podcast. Support our mission: https://www.taxpayer.com/support-the-podcast

Poilievre vs Carney on taxes, debt and the economy!   From tax cuts to government waste, debt and the economy, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation breaks down what the major federal parties are promising taxpayers before election day.   Support our mission: https://www.taxpayer.com/support-the-podcast

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When politicians are dueling over who can promise the biggest tax cut, that’s good news for taxpayers. Who’s telling taxpayers the truth? Are the Liberals really abandoning their signature carbon tax? Plus, how did the B.C. Government manage to blow $118,000 on a party for bureaucrats, featuring $57 sandwiches and $21 cocktails? UPDATE: This episode was filmed on March 19, before the B.C. government announced that the provincial carbon tax would also be scrapped on April 1. Support our mission: https://www.taxpayer.com/support-the-podcast

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is taking the CBC to court to force the state broadcaster to provide transparency regarding the money it spends on advertising. Canadians have a right to know how their tax dollars are being spent, but the CBC wants to keep taxpayers in the dark. That’s why we are going to court to compel the CBC to be transparent and release financial information that taxpayers have the right to see. Plus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau billed taxpayers $81,000 for his household groceries in one year! All that and more in this week’s Canadian Taxpayers Podcast. Support our mission: https://www.taxpayer.com/support-the-podcast

Liberal leadership front-runner Mark Carney wants to hammer businesses with hidden carbon taxes and hopes you won’t notice when your life gets more expensive. We break down how Carney’s hidden carbon tax impacts you. Plus, the government is musing about nearly doubling the tax dollars it gives the CBC. All that and more in this week’s Canadian Taxpayers Podcast. Support our mission: https://www.taxpayer.com/support-the-podcast

Liberal leadership front-runner Mark Carney wants you to think he’s scrapping the carbon tax. But he wants to impose carbon taxes on businesses and carbon tax tariffs. Here’s the thing: a carbon tax on business is a carbon tax on consumers. Carbon taxes on refineries make gas more expensive. Carbon taxes on utilities make home heating more expensive. And Carbon taxes on fertilizer plants increase costs for farmers and make groceries more expensive. Plus, we break down how the federal government should response to potential tariffs from the United States. All that and more in this week’s Canadian Taxpayers Podcast. Support our mission: https://www.taxpayer.com/support-the-podcast

Taxpayers across Canada forced the Trudeau government to back down from enforcing the illegal and undemocratic capital gains tax hike this year. This is a huge win for taxpayers who stood up and fought back against a tax grab that would illegally take billions of dollars from Canadians. Now the fight will continue until the capital gains tax hike is permanently scrapped. We break it all down in this week’s Canadian Taxpayers Podcast. Support our mission: https://www.taxpayer.com/support-the-podcast

The Trudeau government is enforcing an undemocratic capital gains tax hike that was never approved by Parliament. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he'll reverse it. We break it all down in this week’s Canadian Taxpayers Podcast. Support our mission: https://www.taxpayer.com/support-the-podcast

The carbon tax is on the edge of collapse.  When will the government scrap the carbon tax? Will the Liberals beat Poilievre to the punch?  Plus, who are the big names running to replace Trudeau and where do they stand on axing the tax?  This episode was recorded on the afternoon of January 10, 2025 - before Christy Clark announced she was no longer pursuing the Liberal Party leadership.  Support our mission: https://www.taxpayer.com/support-the-podcast