Dr. Jay Goldberg
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"The Trudeau government claimed that its carbon tax scheme would benefit families economically, but the new PBO report shows that the government simply wasn’t telling the truth. Most households will be paying hundreds of dollars more each year."
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Insanity going on in Ottawa:
The Trudeau government doesn't want to listen to its own hand-picked senators to make sure bureaucrats don't mess with your social media feeds through Bill C-11.
It's time to tell PM Justin Trudeau to keep his hands off of your social media!
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By rejecting the Senate's amendments to Bill C-11, the Trudeau government is making it crystal clear it wants government bureaucrats to be able to filter your user-generated content.
This is a censorship bill, plain and simple.
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Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says the city is broke. But she gave out $90 million in pay raises last year.
It’s time to stop the tax hikes and fix the budget through cutting wasteful spending.
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On July 1, Nova Scotians will be hammered with the largest carbon tax hike in Canadian history, courtesy of
@JustinTrudeau
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$10 more in taxes to fill up a minivan.
This isn’t helping the environment. It’s hitting families when they can least afford it.
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Nova Scotians are getting hammered with a massive carbon tax hike tomorrow.
It’ll cost an extra $10 in taxes to fill up a minivan.
@JustinTrudeau
is the one inflicting the pain and he’s the one who can undo it.
Scrap the tax!
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Nova Scotia had the lowest carbon tax in Canada and was a national leader on reducing emissions.
Still,
@JustinTrudeau
ripped up Nova Scotia's climate plan because it didn't punish taxpayers enough.
Why does Quebec get a special deal?
Trudeau is forcing drivers in every other province and territory to pay 14 cents per litre of gas in carbon taxes, while Quebecers pay 10 cents per litre.
Trudeau’s special deal for Quebec shows the carbon tax was always about politics, not the environment.
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Surprise, surprise. The carbon tax is making inflation in this country WORSE. Don't take my word for it, listen to the Bank of Canada.
It doesn't help the environment. It only hurts pocketbooks.
It's time to axe the carbon tax.
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"The government wants you to believe it’s targeting hate speech, when in reality it’s targeting free speech. Experts say that the Trudeau government’s new proposed online harms law would fundamentally weaken free speech in Canada."
My latest:
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Ontario MPP salaries have been frozen since 2008-09.
@JustinTrudeau
won't even freeze MP salaries in the middle of an economic and health crisis. This federal government is tone-deaf.
#cdnpoli
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Islanders are getting hammered with the federal carbon tax, starting today.
Households will lose $465 this year thanks to Trudeau’s carbon tax, even after the rebates.
It’s time to stop making families worse off with a tax that does nothing to help the environment.
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“If you hand out billions of dollars in taxpayer cash to one auto company, of course the others will follow. Taxpayers can’t afford to throw money at every company under the sun and Ottawa needs to say no before it wastes billions more.”
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Bill C-11 is all about taking away your freedom of speech and your freedom of expression.
Supporters are now admitting it live in the House of Commons.
It's time to end this gateway to government censorship.
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Those 74% of Canadians know that money doesn’t grow on trees.
@cafreeland
and
@JustinTrudeau
seem okay with letting our kids pay the bills, but most Canadians aren’t.
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Ontario has a $33.1 billion deficit this year, and new announcements means it will grow further still. There are currently 74 provincial employees earning over $500,000 per year. To find savings, let's start there.
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The Debt Clock has arrived in Toronto! Every Canadian taxpayer owes $31k in federal debt. Double it with provincial debt. It’s time for politicians to STOP digging!
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"Trudeau has been eyeing a wealth tax to pay for his government’s spending spree. Heavily redacted documents obtained by the CTF show the prime minister asked for analysis of a $60-billion wealth tax."
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Remember when Trudeau and Ford told you it was worth gambling $30 billion of your cash on EVs?
Breaking news today shows that, as expected, it’s a pipe dream. And you’re on the hook for the bill.
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Mayor Olivia Chow says there’s no savings to be found in Toronto’s budget.
She wants to hike your taxes instead.
News flash: there’s plenty in the city budget to cut.
Council spent $33k on fancy City of Toronto stickers to put on crack pipes and drug kits.
Toronto spends over $33K to put city branding on free crack pipe and drug use kits
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A family filling up a minivan will see their tax bill go up by $10 in a single day.
The Trudeau government is punishing Nova Scotians and making life less affordable.
Nova Scotians will see the biggest carbon tax increase ever in Canada when it kicks in July 1, according to a group that advocates for lower taxes.
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It's time for Jagmeet Singh to finally stand up to Justin Trudeau and stand up for Canadians.
Tell the Trudeau government to keep its hands off of our social media feeds!
#BillC11
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Trudeau’s carbon tax break favours some Canadians over others. It’s all about postal codes and politics, not about the environment.
Get your Ontario MP to demand an end to carbon taxes on ALL home heating.
#scrapthetax
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Breaking from Newfoundland and Labrador: Liberal Premier Andrew Furey is calling on the feds to cancel the April 1 carbon tax increase.
Trudeau should listen to Furey and scrap the hike!
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Every Liberal MP from Ontario voted against giving you a break on the carbon tax on home heating.
That includes Karina Gould and Anita Anand.
They chickened out!
The carbon tax will cost about $300 this winter for natural gas.
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Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow wants to hike your property taxes by $750 this year. Tell your councillor to reject Chow’s massive tax hike!
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Great news for the people of Ontario - the Ford government is extending the gas tax cut until the end of 2024!
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Toronto Mayor
@oliviachow
wants a $7,600 pay hike while raising your taxes at a record rate.
Chow must show leadership by cutting her $215,000+ pay and scrapping her massive property tax hike!
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"Chow shouldn’t be asking for a sales tax and Premier Doug Ford absolutely has to reject it if she does. Interest rates and inflation are already driving up the price of everything. It’s hard to imagine a worse policy at a worse time.”
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Fantastic news for Ontario families! This move will save the typical family $400 a year. Great policy move by
@fordnation
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For most of us, yesterday was Monday.
For Doug Ford and Justin Trudeau, it was corporate welfare handout day.
$1 billion of your cash up in smoke on more electric car batteries.
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Ford Motor Company delaying retooling of it's EV plant for 3 years after Ford and Trudeau gave them $600 million of your money.
What does this say about the $30 billion handout to fund EV battery manufacturing?
Politicians are gambling with your cash and making a bad bet.
Premier Ford, along with Unifor, is putting pressure on Ford Motor to speed up the re-tooling timeline of the Oakville Assembly plant - as 3,200 employees now find their jobs in jeopardy.
#onpoli
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"It turns out desperate pigs really do fly."
My latest 👇
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"The bottom line is that the people need a way of giving politicians the pink slip more than just once every four years. Voters should be in charge."
@fordnation
, Ontarians want to see greater democracy. Sign our petition here:
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"The fact that the government is trying to ram through this bill despite major concerns from key Trudeau-appointed senators should set off alarm bells across the country.”
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This dangerous legislation is being forced through the House without scrutiny.
If the Liberals and the NDP say this bill isn't about silencing critics, why are they ramming it through the House and ending debate?
They know the truth: it's a gateway to government censorship.
This is the internet gag law that will give the federal government the power to censor what you see, say and share online.
The Trudeau government is ramming it through the House of Commons.
PHONE YOUR MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT TODAY.
Phone numbers:
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@franco_nomics
: "Canadians can’t afford gasoline or groceries because the government is spending like crazy and raising taxes. Freeland needs to stop wasting so much money and cut taxes now.”
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At Queen’s Park delivering a message from thousands of CTF supporters and millions of Ontarians - we need to extend the gas tax cut into 2024!
Thank you
@PBethlenfalvy
for meeting me and checking out the air fresheners!
#gastaxesstink
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"The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) has teamed with Professor Michael Geist from the University of Ottawa, an expert in broadcasting and online regulations, to produce 'Bill C-11: A Fatally Flawed Gateway to Government Censorship.'"
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Ottawa City Council just voted yes to give a $2.9 million sweetheart deal to open a Porsche dealership in Vanier. Thanks to
@mayorjimwatson
, taxpayers will be footing the bill.
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Scarborough MPs John McKay and Salma Zahid were too chicken to stand up to Trudeau and stand up for their constituents on removing the carbon tax on home heating.
Sightings today in two Scarborough locations!
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"Liberal backbenchers have a first-rate opportunity to prove that MPs are more than trained seals by insisting that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accept important amendments added to Bill C-11 by senators that he appointed to the chamber."
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In 2020, more than 99% of City of Toronto employees received a raise. Unemployment in Toronto is at 13.1% with over 100,000 out of work. Toronto City Hall is out of touch. Taxpayers deserve better!
@taxpayerDOTcom
is calling for immediate wage freezes!
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Correction: Saving taxpayers $1.2 billion. **
BREAKING: Premier Doug Ford to extend 5.7 cents per litre gasoline tax cut by another year. Will now continue until Dec. 31, 2023, costing the treasury $1.2B. Temporary measure was an
@OntarioPCParty
campaign promise before June 2 election
#onpoli
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"Ontario taxpayers have saved roughly $2.1 billion since the Ford government put its gas tax cut in place 20 months ago. That’s the largest tax cut Ontarians have seen this century."
My latest 👇
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The answer to more housing affordability is to scrap this tax, which costs the average new homeowner over $13,000 in Toronto. All this tax does is encourage folks to live elsewhere in the GTA.
Excellent proposal by
@anthonyfurey
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A new Leger poll shows 63% of Ontarians want to scrap the carbon tax on home heating.
Liberal MPs must take off their noise-cancelling headphones, listen to their constituents and stand up to Justin Trudeau.
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“With families stretched to the max with soaring living costs, Chow should be looking for ways to cut spending and that should start with leadership at the top.”
Say NO to a $7,600 Chow pay raise!
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Laurentian University has $100 million of debt and 399 employees making $100,000 or more. Meanwhile, tuition revenue is up 74% in the last 10 years. We cannot reward this mismanagement with a government bailout. Taxpayers deserve better!
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Toronto politicians are falling all over each other trying to convince taxpayers that a massive tax hike is needed.
Here's the reality: it isn't.
Here are some FACTS on Toronto's budget and finances!
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"It’s time for Trudeau to stop driving up the cost of living and dividing Canadians based on political calculations. The feds need to axe the carbon tax on everything everywhere, no matter the postal code."
My latest 👇
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“Now that the years-long Liberal-NDP courtship has turned official, Canadians should brace themselves for an unwelcome raft of higher taxes and unsustainable spending.”
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Better fill up before a Trudeau tax hike makes your life more expensive tomorrow!
Here in New Brunswick, Trudeau isn’t making it easy to enjoy the Canada Day long weekend.
As of tomorrow, families will pay $10 in carbon taxes every time they fill up their minivans.
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“Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won’t even listen to his own handpicked senators who are trying to make sure government bureaucrats can’t filter Canadians’ social media feeds. All MPs must show Canadians they value our freedom of expression and reject this motion.”
🇨🇦Bill C-11 is a serious threat to Free Expression in Canada
Government bureaucrats will be deciding what you see & share online under the guise of “Canadian content”
Phone & email Members of Parliament and SAY NO
@JayJGoldberg
has the details:
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“If Toronto simply returned to the spending levels the city had in 2022, just eight short months ago, the city’s entire deficit would be eliminated.”
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“If governments are going to insist that economic stimulus is needed, that stimulus should come through comprehensive tax relief. Let’s leave more money in taxpayers’ wallets and scrap the outlandish government spending splurges.” My new column:
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"Ottawa is taking Canada on a headfirst dive into government censorship, with the Senate the only obstacle standing between Canadians and the vast ocean of government control."
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"It’s time for Ottawa to end the carbon tax. It’s not optional for Ontarians to fill up to drive to work and it certainly isn’t optional for families to heat their homes in the winter."
Homes using natural gas face a $326 carbon tax bill this winter. 👀
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"Sign first, then we’ll discuss the details.
Nobody would trust a real estate agent or used car dealership with that approach, but that’s how the Trudeau government is trying to sell its plan to regulate the internet."
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STICKER SHOCK!
Toronto spent $33k on fancy crack pipe stickers!
Mayor Chow, it’s time to admit there’s waste at city hall.
Toronto politicians: get out your scissors!
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"Trudeau credited his 'amazing' Atlantic MPs for his decision to give folks a break on home heating oil. And they deserve credit. But those MPs have more work to do: they need to stand up and vote to take the carbon tax off all home heating on Monday."
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“A family filling up a minivan in Halifax on June 30 will pay $37.50 in taxes for just a single fillup. But if that family were to go to the pumps the next day, their total tax bill would be $47.85. That’s a tax hike of more than $10 in just one day.”
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"Ford’s spending spree is so reckless that the government plans to run a bigger deficit this year than it did during the pandemic. The government expects its 2022-23 deficit to come in at a whopping $19.9 billion."
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Once again, Furey is right and Trudeau is wrong. The feds’ carbon taxes are fuelling inflation and punishing those who live in rural Canada the most. Energy costs are soaring and heating your home is not optional.
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This statement makes it clear as day what Bill C-11 is all about: we’re sacrificing free speech and free expression for the sake of a culture lobby.
This both deeply troubling and explains a lot when it comes to Bill C-11. This from Bloc MP
@A_Larouche_Shef
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”if violating freedom of expression means ensuring that Quebec content is well represented online then that's worth it"
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Ontarians are paying almost 60 cents per litre in taxes. That’s going to soar in the years ahead. We’re heading to Queen’s Park to remind Ontario’s politicians that they owe us a gas tax cut!
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Finally some good news out of Queen's Park - no future carbon tax without a referendum!
Good move by
@fordnation
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Powerful words. Senator appointed by Trudeau himself. C-11 means government censorship. Senator David Adams Richards warns of a Stalinist future for Canada plagued by government control.
Senator David Adams Richards tears apart Bill C-11, warning against censorship and government dictating what counts as Canadian culture. Powerful speech from one of Canada’s most acclaimed authors, having won Governor General’s Award for fiction and non-fiction and Giller Prize.
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“The future of Canadians’ civil liberties on social media may very well be in Singh’s hands. It’s time for Singh to stand up to Trudeau and stand up for Canadians.”
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“The premiers of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are calling out the feds for sowing regional division, even though taxpayers in those provinces will disproportionately benefit from Trudeau’s furnace oil carve-out.”
My latest 👇
Premiers stand strong against Trudeau’s divisive carbon tax politics
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"Politicians love to talk about making sure certain taxpayers pay their fair share. But it’s time to insist that certain workers earn their fair share."
It's time to end the government employee wage premium.
My latest 👇
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Then rip up Bill C-18.
Trudeau says he’s bothered by Google preventing some Canadians from accessing news
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“If you hear the sound of water about to crash ashore, that’s the sound of the Trudeau government’s tidal wave of new taxes set to wash over taxpayers in this winter’s federal budget.”
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Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow must reject her budget chief's proposal to introduce a one per cent municipal sales tax.
Families struggling to get by cannot afford to pay $470 more.
#noMST
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“More than $4 million per job. That’s how much Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has committed taxpayers to spending in his sweetheart deal with a German auto giant.”
My latest with
@franco_nomics
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“The contrast is clear: Trudeau is making life more expensive while Furey is making life more affordable. Ottawa needs to follow the lead from Newfoundland and Labrador and cancel the carbon tax hike.”
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This sets a terrible precedent. Now every auto company can demand billions from taxpayers and no matter what
@JustinTrudeau
and
@fordnation
will roll over and hand it over to them.
What’s to stop every other auto company from now demanding a similar deal?
Nothing.
BREAKING:
@StellantisNA
has finally confirmed its deal with the federal government, which will save the Windsor “gigafactory” and cost taxpayers as much as $16B in subsidies and tax breaks.
#onpoli
#cdnpoli
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"By by 2030, Ottawa’s carbon taxes will be costing Ontario families roughly $193 a month. Given that more than half of Canadians are just $200 away from insolvency, the extra burden of yet another $193 per month could drive many Canadians to the brink."
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“Instead of listening to Canadians, the government is once again trying to hand bureaucrats the power to influence what we read, watch and listen to online.”
Our full statement:
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"Hardworking taxpayers should not have to pay even more in taxes just to see council waste their hard-earned tax dollars on corporate welfare for a luxury car dealership.” My statement on Ottawa's $2.9 million giveaway to build a new Porsche dealership:
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Chow needs to roll back the $1 billion in new spending already announced this year to cover the budget hole.
Going back to 2022 spending levels would immediately eliminate Toronto's entire deficit without raising taxes one cent.
Mayor Olivia Chow will endorse new “revenue tools” to help the city start to claw its way out of a massive pandemic budget shortfall that, left to grow, would cripple her ability to reinvest in city services, the Star has learned.
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“This law will be one of scapegoating all those who do not fit into what our bureaucrats think Canada should be,” warned Richards from the Senate floor.
My latest on a Trudeau-appointed senator & acclaimed author warning about the dangers of Bill C-11 👇
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"Family grocery bills are up $966 this year. The average price of a one-bedroom apartment in Toronto is up over 11%. Gas is up more than 40 cents/litre. $240 back in taxpayers' pockets isn’t going to cut it. Much more extensive relief is needed."
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This is huge news out of Nova Scotia! Taxpayers have been pushing for this for years and it's great to finally see
@TimHoustonNS
deliver!
BREAKING: Our PC Government is delivering the largest tax cut in Nova Scotia’s history.
Read more at:
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The answer is more affordable government and more money in taxpayers' pockets. Full stop.
Your family is expected to pay up to $1000 more for groceries this year
While the corporations you pay are making record profits
Instead of helping you, the Liberal govt is protecting corporate profits
I won't stop fighting for you and your family
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“It’s great to see the Ford government finally deliver on lowering costs for Ontario taxpayers, but the Ford government needs to keep going. Ontario taxpayers are still waiting for lower gas and income taxes and expect the Ford government to deliver."
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"Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole is set to lose the trust of millions of Canadians and betray hard working taxpayers by embracing carbon taxes."
My latest for
@taxpayerDOTcom
on Erin O'Toole's broken promise on carbon taxes.
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"Chow is trying to push through a property tax increase of $443 million. Toronto would save $350 million a year from construction contract reform, which would reduce the need to raise property taxes from 10.5 per cent to 2.2 per cent in one fell swoop."
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“Because our politicians have been spending and borrowing like drunken sailors, billions of taxpayer dollars will be heading to Bay Street instead of staying on Main Street.”
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There’s a dirty little secret Ontario’s politicians don’t want you to know - you pay a health tax!
It costs you up to $900 a year. No other province has this tax.
@fordnation
, it’s time to scrap the health tax!
Sign the petition:
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“Under Tory’s leadership, operating spending has increased by 43 per cent over the past five years. Tory should be looking for ways to cut spending, not punish hardworking families.”
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The government won't even listen to its own handpicked senators and adopt more than reasonable amendments to Bill C-11.
Tell
@theJagmeetSingh
,
@yfblanchet
and Liberal backbenchers to stand up to
@JustinTrudeau
and stand up for for Canadians.
Government has responded to Senate changes to Bill C-11, rejecting compromise on regulating user content.
@pablorodriguez
ignores digital creator concerns with clear message that he wants to retain power and flexibility to regulate user content online.
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John Tory’s deal with FIFA is so secretive that taxpayers and our new mayor haven’t even been allowed to read it.
What are they hiding? What are we on the hook for?
Mayor Chow needs to demand every word of the deal be made public or she should rip it up!
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"Three-and-a-half years ago, Ford and his Progressive Conservative team was elected with a mandate to fix Ontario’s finances and lower the heavy tax burden faced by Ontario families.
This week, Ford waived the white flag."
My reaction to the fall update:
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"It’s the Trudeau government’s party that most can’t afford, but attendance is mandatory."
My latest with
@kris_sims
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“With taxpayers dealing with high inflation and soaring living costs, now is the time for politicians to show leadership, keep their salaries in check and lighten the burden on taxpayers."
MLA pay hike: 10%
Cabinet pay hike: 13%
Premier pay hike: 14%
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Kudos to
@patrickbrownont
and Brampton City Council for freezing property taxes for the fourth year in a row! Toronto, Ottawa, and cities across the province could learn from Brampton's example.
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“Houston is showing real leadership. By taking a pay cut, Houston is demonstrating that he is in touch with the realities facing Nova Scotians."
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"It’s time for politicians to make a resolution for 2024: government, not taxpayers, must learn to do more with less."
My latest 👇
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"It’s time for all of Newfoundland and Labrador's MPs to stand up for their constituents the way Ken McDonald did. Every MP should be voting to remove the carbon tax from home heating.”
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I will be joining
@jerryagar1010
in about five minutes to discuss the fact that 99.6% of City of Toronto employees received raises last year, in the middle of the pandemic, with over 100,000 Torontonians unemployed.
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