Canadian Taxpayers Podcast Canadian Taxpayers Federation

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 hike, the doubling of the national debt, and no plan to balance the budget.
We break down what you need to know about the federal government’s 2024 Budget. All that and more in this week’s Canadian Taxpayers Podcast.

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 taxpayers. All that and more in this week’s Canadian Taxpayers Podcast.

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 more in this week’s Canadian Taxpayers Podcast.

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.
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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 online censorship. Visit the Canadian Constitution Foundation’s website and help push back: https://theccf.ca/fix-c-63/

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.