Precious little good will can come from Victoria city council’s campaign, but it will certainly cost a great deal of money (FREE) The City of Victoria wants to round up municipalities to sue oil companies for damages from climate change. Not only is such a case virtually impossible to prove, it’s also full of rich
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Canadian Taxpayers
Pouring Money Down The Corporate Welfare Drain
on August 24th, 2018
Billions of Canadian taxpayers’ dollars go into ventures that don’t need or waste the money. And there is little oversight What do the federal government, responsibility and transparency have in common? When it comes to handing money to corporations, not much. Working-class Canadians watch helplessly as their hard-earned money is taxed away to be put
Ottawa’s Supercluster Initiative a Mess of Monumental Proportions
on October 28th, 2017
The Liberal’s Great Supercluster Screw-up just another drain on Canadian taxpayers Governments always want to look like they’re implementing good ideas and accomplishing important things. Take the Innovation Superclusters Initiative (ISI) for example. The federal government plans to throw almost a billion tax dollars at non-profit groups to create jobs and help Canadian companies dominate
Canada a World Leader in Surrendering its Sovereignty
on June 30th, 2015
Harper’s “free trade” legacy one of special privileges for foreign-owned companies What do the European Parliament and the U.S. Congress have in common? They both have done more to protect Canada’s sovereignty than our House of Commons. Since winning a majority in 2011, the Harper government has been giving away Canadian sovereignty as if it
Money kept by Canadian Taxpayers is Not a “Loss”
on April 15th, 2015
It is essential in a democracy that those in charge always prove they actually need our cash With tax season at hand, here’s a useful tip for any tax-weary Canadian. When some people refer to income or other money not taxed as a “loss” to government, remember that they may merely be using technical language.
Just Transition Comes with Big Costs
Trudeau government just shrugs when asked what “significant labour market disruptions” actually means Ottawa seems to have only one message about its Just Transition policy: “trust me.” How many people’s jobs are on the line? How much will it cost? Are the numbers bubbling up accurate? Those are big questions that matter a lot to