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. 

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s four-day trip to Europe in June cost taxpayers almost $1 million. Trudeau and his 40-person entourage spent $71,000 on food!

That means Trudeau and his entourage spent more money on food in four days than the average family spends on groceries in four years. And they sent you the bill.

Plus, we got our hands on Global Affairs Canada’s entire real estate portfolio. You won’t believe how these bureaucrats are spending your money in other countries.

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

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The CTF was in Parliament calling for the federal government to scrap the carbon tax.

The carbon tax is making life too expensive, and punishing Canadians for the basics of life like heating their homes and driving to work.

CTF Atlantic Director and General Counsel Devin Drover was in a parliamentary committee pushing politicians to scrap the federal carbon tax and make life affordable for Canadians.

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The CTF was SUMMONED to testify at the Heritage Committee on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

The topic: The CBC!

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation told the committee full of politicians that it was time to DEFUND the CBC for three key reasons:

The CBC costs Canadians too much money.
Nearly nobody is watching it.
Journalists should not be paid by the government.

Most of the MPs were NOT happy to see us.

Find out more with the CTF’s Federal Director Franco Terrazzano as he speaks with Alberta Director Kris Sims about what it was like to walk into the lions den.

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Not only does the carbon tax make almost everything more expensive, but you’re also getting soaked to pay for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s newly added carbon tax bureaucrats.

Trudeau’s carbon tax bureaucracy will cost taxpayers about $800 million by 2030. That’s just the cost of paying for all those bureaucrats to hammer you with the carbon tax.

In total, the cost of federal bureaucracy has increased by 73 per cent since 2016.

Plus, we break down what the temporary GST holiday means for taxpayers.

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

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You pay too much tax because the government wastes too much money.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced the creation of a Department of Government Efficiency, with a mandate to “dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures and restructure federal agencies.”

In this week’s Canadian Taxpayers Podcast, we break down how Ottawa should dismantle the bloated bureaucracy and cut wasteful spending to make government more efficient in Canada.

#DOGE #Departmentofgovernmentefficiency

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The CTF was in Parliament pushing back against the government delaying the next election to give dozens of extra politicians a pension they don’t deserve.

Delaying the election by one week would give up to 80 additional MPs a taxpayer-funded pension. Those pensions would cost taxpayers up to $120 million.

CTF Federal Director Franco Terrazzano was in a parliamentary committee pushing politicians to oppose delaying the next election to give millions in pensions to extra politicians.

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Dozens of federal government departments and agencies are producing podcasts nobody is listening to and it’s costing taxpayers millions of dollars.

Plus, the Alberta government launched a new court fight against the Trudeau government’s carbon tax.

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

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The CBC doesn’t mind taking your money. It just doesn’t want you to know how it spends your money.

CBC’s CEO refuses to tell you if she will take a bonus or severance pay out when she leaves the state broadcaster in the new year. She thinks taking a taxpayer-funded bonus or severance is a “personal matter.”

But you pay their bills. You deserve to how much their bonuses cost you.

Plus, the number of federal government executives has increased by 42 per cent under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

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

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