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Canada’s 10th Annual Gas Tax Honesty Day- Taxpayers Federation repeats call for lower and dedicated gas taxes – eliminate the “deficit elimination” tax and stop taxing the tax.
- Motorists beware – B.C. pump prices will increase by 2.41¢ on July 1 and 7.23¢ in 2012 as a result of province’s new carbon tax.
- Gas prices will rise nationally if Canada adopts carbon tax.
HALIFAX / FREDERICTON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) today launched its 10th annual Gas Tax Honesty Campaign, marking Gas Tax Honesty Day. The yearly campaign kicks off the summer travel season for Canadian motorists. It is also the day of the year that taxpaying motorists are reminded of the high tax component hidden in the price of gasoline – a tax burden that will only increase if the federal government and provinces adopt a carbon tax on fossil fuels.
Over the past 12 months – the period of May 2007 to April 2008 – the average national price of a litre of gasoline paid by Canadian motorists was approximately $1.16. This represents a 17-cent increase over last year’s average price. Today, gasoline taxes account for an average 28% of the pump ...full article
Toward more efficient municipal government in CanadaAs part of your CTF’s ongoing effort to dig deeper into municipal issues, we are pleased to offer a three-part series on efficiency. Rather than simply complain about ever-increasing municipal taxes, your CTF has sought-out government-relations and business development specialist Bruce Hollands to provide some concrete examples of where and how municipalities can save literally billions!
Click here for: Part 1 Part 2  Part 3
For the full series, choose the format in which you would like to view the three-part series: PDF version HTML Version
A second look at global warming
Climate change is taking place; it always has. Yet the media and politicians present the view that climate change is bad and humans are solely responsible for destruction of the earth without any critical analysis or competing theories. Your CTF is a taxpayer, not science advocacy organization. But as long as the world is presented one viewpoint of so-called global-warming 'science' no tax-funded cost will be deemed inappropriate if it involves saving Mother Earth. Governments are now spending billions of tax dollars not only on questionable policy objectives of little measurable result but increasingly on alarmist propaganda. Please have a look at this Canadian-based website www.friendsofscience.org for more thoughtful information.
NEW: Scientist: Forget Global Warming, Prepare for New Ice Age
NEW: Perhaps the climate change models are wrong
NEW: Cool news about global warming According to NASA, the polar ice caps are back.
NEW: Temperature monitors report wide-scale global cooling
NEW: Forget global Warming: Welcome to the new Ice Age
China is the real environmental story
Cold or hot, it's always our fault
In 2008, a 100 Percent Chance of Alarm
A Warmer Arctic? Blame Mother Nature
Hundreds of scientists reject Global Warming
www.friendsofscience.org.
It's the sun, stupid
Kyoto Update – Nothing the Taxpayers Federation Hasn’t Said, Twice Before
Save our kids
The Deniers Series -- National Post
The following links will take you to a series of stories in the National Post on the problems with man-made Global warming.
 | May 07, 2008
Let's Talk Taxes: British Columbia
Gordon Campbell's Hawaiian Epiphany
Premier Gordon Campbell's conversion to global warming dogma reportedly came during his annual vacation in Hawaii. Less than two months later, the government announced its greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goal of 33% below current levels by 2020. B.C. is about to be hit with new taxes to achieve that goal. But the Liberal government was elected to reduce taxes and burdensome regulations, not increase them. So just how did the premier come up with this goal and what is the outlook for B.C.?
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 | May 07, 2008
Let's Talk Taxes: Saskatchewan
Government Fingers in Too Many Pies
Lyle Stewart says he wants the government to get out of the business of being in business. The problem is he can’t find a way. Just as Minister of Crown Corporations Ken Cheveldayoff has to keep the crowns in public hands, Stewart’s Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation must find a home for $150 million public dollars by the next election.
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 | May 06, 2008
Let's Talk Taxes: Federal
Goodale’s Gaffe
Following the Bank of Canada’s downward revision of the country’s growth rate in 2008 there is alarm in some quarters the federal budget will soon tip from surplus to deficit. The assumption in Ottawa is that a slowing economy might force a deficit because there will be fewer dollars available as a result of recent – and modest – tax relief. This has it backwards since years of spending growth is the culprit.
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 | May 02, 2008
Let's Talk Taxes: Alberta
Most school boards too gutless to tax
In 1994, the Klein government stripped Alberta school boards of their ability to freely raise revenues through the use of local school taxes levied on property. Instead, the government funded education through general revenues and a province-wide school property tax.
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 | April 23, 2008
Let's Talk Taxes: British Columbia
BC Hydro - The Taxman?
Have a close look at your BC Hydro bill and you will find two taxes that have nothing to do with electricity and everything to do with the government cryptically filling its coffers.
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 | April 22, 2008
Let's Talk Taxes: Saskatchewan
The Buck Stops at City Hall
Municipal taxpayers, staring at staggering mill rate increases, are bracing themselves for the worst. A few weeks ago, Yorkton was preparing to raise mill rates by 9.8 percent, while Saskatoon’s increase of 8.6 percent was unmatched since 1982. But mere hours before Regina was scheduled to impose a 3.9 percent mill rate hike, the province made a surprise announcement that it would come to the rescue.
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 | April 18, 2008
Let's Talk Taxes: Alberta
“Try it Now!” Minister Liepert
It appears the Alberta government and Health Minister Ron Liepert are taking a page from the well-know Canadian comedy troupe, Kids in the Hall, when it comes to health reform.
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 | April 17, 2008
Let's Talk Taxes: Manitoba
If a tree falls in the forest, does the NDP regulate it?
According to David Suzuki's website, global temperatures have only increased by 0.6 degree Celsius since 1900 (see www.davidsuzuki.org). Unfortunately, "rounding error" stats like that have contributed to yet another knee-jerk reaction from Manitoba's NDP, Kyoto-loving government.
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 | April 16, 2008
Let's Talk Taxes: Federal
A financial statement of band spending is not an audit
Indian Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl has announced plans to overhaul fiscal management and accountability measures on Canada’s native reserves. His proposal to amend funding agreements to include an audit clause is long overdue. Yet true to form, the Assembly of First Nations criticized the change. This can only mean one thing: it’s a great idea.
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 | April 04, 2008
Let's Talk Taxes: Manitoba
Sask. wins Grey Cup, Manitoba wins “Gap” title
Young Manitobans used to grow up and joke with pride about Saskatchewan being the "gap" province on the prairies. Sadly, that analogy is coming to an end. Beyond losing a bitter fight with our neighbours in last year's Grey Cup, Manitoba is slowly falling behind “rider pride" in other ways.
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The following links will take you to radio, television and paper interviews with CTF directors on variety of subjects.
British Columbia
Provincial director Maureen Bader discusses why Premier Gordon Campbell’s energy self sufficiency proposal is a bad idea for B.C. -- CHNL, Aug 30, 2007.
Provincial director Maureen Bader discusses ICBC car insurance rates. ICBC average auto insurance rates are rising while average rates are falling in provinces with private auto insurance -- CKNW World Today Vancouver August 21, 2007
Provincial director Maureen Bader debates the fiscal merits of P3s (private-public-partnerships) on CKNW radio.
Federal Budget
CBC interview with Federal Director John Williamson and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty on the federal government's $14 billion surplus. Note: John Williamson is in the second part of the interview (clip position -- 21:00).
Click here to listen to CTF federal director John Williamson discussing the August 2007 federal cabinet shuffle on CJAD radio (5 minutes).
Click here for an interview with CTF Federal Director John Williamson on CTV.
Listen to Saskatchewan Director David MacLean on CKRM radio discussing the Federal budget.
Alberta
Alberta director Scott Hennig being interviewed on the Charles Adler show concerning Alberta’s spending addiction being fuelled by non-renewable resource revenues.
Mike Blanchard interviews Alberta director Scott Hennig on the Alberta teachers’ pension unfunded liability: AM 770 CHQR – Calgary Today
Grant Farhall of Western Standard Radio interviews Alberta director Scott Hennig on Municipal Taxing Powers and the Unfunded Liability in the Teachers’ Pension -- June 18, 2007.
Gun Registry
CTV panel discussion
A Channel News
CBC News Coverage (Needs Real Player)
Medicare
Vancouver Sun Op-Ed on choice in health care.
Ontario
Ontario Director Kevin Gaudet interviewed on The Right Side about the Caledonia standoff.
Ontario Director Kevin Gaudet interviewed on The Right Side on Toronto's plans to introduce up to 10 new taxes.
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