On April 1, Canadian MPs and the prime minister will get a raise, and a new poll shows 80 percent of Canadians are opposed to it. A backbench MP now receives an annual salary of $189,500, according to the Leger poll commissioned by the Canadian Taxpayer Federation (CTF). Such an MP is due to receive…
Poilievre Criticizes Trudeau for ‘War on Work’ Ahead of Budget Announcement
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre accused the Liberals of waging a “war on work” just a day before the Liberal cabinet is set to table the next budget. “After eight years of this prime minister and his various taxes and penalties, there’s a war on work. A worker might lose up to 48 cents out of…
Ahead of Budget Announcement, Poilievre Criticizes Trudeau for ‘War on Work’
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre accused the Liberals of waging a “war on work” just a day before the Liberal cabinet is set to table the next budget. “After eight years of this prime minister and his various taxes and penalties, there’s a war on work. A worker might lose up to 48 cents out of…
$22 Billion Federal Carbon Tax Revenue Collected, Less Than 1% Returned to Small Businesses: Report
Less than 1 percent of the $22 billion collected by the federal government in carbon tax revenues over the past four years has been returned to small businesses across Canada, says a new report. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) estimates that, although small businesses pay nearly half of all carbon-tax revenue collected by Ottawa, the…
Emissions From Trudeau’s Travels Not Being Systematically Tracked, Say Feds
The federal government is not systematically tracking the carbon footprint related to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s travels nor that of other ministers, according to information tabled in the House of Commons on Jan. 30. Conservative MP Garnett Genuis asked in December for data on the amount of emissions produced by Trudeau and his staff in…
One in Five Canadians Say Home Heating Costs Are a ‘Financial Burden’: Federal Research
One-fifth of Canadians say rising home heating costs are a “financial burden,” according to a study contracted by a federal department, which also found that a majority of homeowners pay over $200 a month on heating bills. “Just over one in five Canadian homeowners (21%) indicated that the energy costs of their primary residence are…
Australian Labor’s ‘Biggest Carbon Tax’ Will Cripple Businesses, Opposition Argues
January 12, 2023
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The Opposition has warned that the Australian federal government’s new “carbon tax” will come at a heavy cost for businesses suffering from the cost of living crisis. Under the centre-left Labor government’s new safeguard—which the previous centre-right Coalition government introduced—Australia’s biggest polluters will be required to reduce their net emissions by almost 35 percent by…
$116 Million Spent on Carbon Tax Paperwork Since 2019, Federal Records Show
The Canada Revenue Agency has spent more than $116 million on paperwork related to the carbon tax since 2019, after the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act received royal assent in 2018 and came into effect a year later. Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier told the House of Commons in a recently-tabled Inquiry of Ministry that $116.53…
Quebec Getting a ‘Special Deal’ on Carbon Tax, Says Canadian Taxpayer Federation
Quebec is getting special treatment from Ottawa with the impact of its pricing on pollution being lower than elsewhere, said the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) on Nov. 29. “Trudeau is giving Quebec a special deal on carbon taxes and giving other Canadians higher gas prices and heating bills,” said federal director of the CTF Franco…
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith Calls on Feds to Cancel Carbon Tax, Pause Fuel Tax
EDMONTON—Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to cancel the federal carbon tax and pause the federal fuel tax. She made the comments in a letter addressed to the prime minister on Wednesday, just one day after winning a seat in the Alberta Legislative Assembly. Smith said Alberta’s United Conservative Party (UCP) government…
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