Canadian MPs get large raises the same day Trudeau hikes carbon tax
On the same day Trudeau hiked the carbon tax on Canadians by 23 percent, he and his fellow MPs got annual raises ranging from $8,500 to $17,000.
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Most Canadians ‘don’t support and can’t afford’ Trudeau’s 23% carbon tax hike on April 1: poll
The 23 percent tax hike comes as many Canadians are struggling to pay for food and rent amid ongoing inflation and a rising cost of living.
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Taxpayer watchdog slams Trudeau gov’t for increasing debt ceiling: ‘Put down the credit card’
Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland authorized an additional $73 billion in borrowing this fiscal year.
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Trudeau cabinet spent nearly $500k on ‘affordability’ retreat last summer
'Spending more than four hundred grand on a three-day retreat to tackle affordability is tone-deaf and unacceptable,' reacted Canadian Taxpayers Federation director Franco Terrazzano.
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High food costs causing some Canadians to feel ‘hopeless’ and ‘desperate’: gov’t report
The Department of Social Development stated in a recent briefing note that the nation’s poverty rate could increase by 14% this year due to high food prices.
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Trudeau gov’t ‘green’ heat pump scheme to cost nearly quadruple initial estimate
The scheme to try and incentivize Canadians to switch to less reliable heat pumps is expected to cost taxpayers $2.7 billion, up from the original $750 million estimate.
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70% of Canadians support carbon tax exemptions for home heating: poll
'What's stopping relief for everyone are the Liberal MPs that are too chicken to stand up to the prime minister and stick up for their constituents,' Canadian Taxpayers Federation Director Franco Terrazzano told LifeSiteNews.
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Trudeau carbon tax costing Canadians hundreds despite gov’t rebates: report
According to a Parliament Report, government rebates are hundreds of dollars short of making up for the increased costs, leaving Canadian families to foot the bill.
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Canadians’ ‘rip-off’ carbon tax expected to soar to meet Trudeau’s net-zero climate goals
The tax would rise from $65 per tonne today in some provinces to $350 per tonne by 2050, a new report out of New Brunswick projected.
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Taxpayer watchdog rips Trudeau gov’t for giving money to companies making food out of crickets
Since 2018, a total of $420,023 has been spent on helping multiple food companies that make human bug food.
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