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The writ is about to be dropped in BC, but the election campaign is already in full swing. On May 9, British Columbians head to the polls â will they give the BC Liberals a fifth term? Or will the NDP bump their 3-for-19 slump and form government? And what about the Greens? Are they a one-seat wonder, or legitimate possibility to form opposition? BC Director Jordan Bateman and Alberta Director Paige MacPherson talk politics on Canadaâs left coast.
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At a ceremony in Toronto on April 5, 2017, Financial Post editor and writer Terrence Corcoran was honoured with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation's highest award - the Taxfighter Award.
This episode was taped live. Speakers:
00:00 Troy Lanigan, CTF president
04:45 Audio from a video honouring Terry
09:45 Adam Daifallah, CTF chairman of the board
23:07 Terrence Corcoran, Taxfighter Award winner
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CTF research director Jeff Bowes, Alberta director Paige MacPherson and BC director Jordan Bateman chat about the 2017 Teddy Waste Awards. Itâs the best of the worst of government waste â we laugh, we cry, we hand out golden pig trophies to embarrass the politicians and bureaucrats.
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The Canadian Taxpayers Federation held its 19th annual Teddy Waste Awards ceremony, celebrating the best of the worst in government waste from the past year. CTF Federal Director Aaron Wudrick served as host, joined by the CTFâs pig mascot Porky the Waster Hater and talented event hostess Sam.
âWe take our job as waste watchdogs seriously, but that doesnât mean we canât have some fun highlighting some of the most outrageous examples,â said Wudrick. âEspecially since governments seem infinitely creative when it comes to dreaming up new ways to waste money.â
http://www.taxpayer.com/news-releases/19th-annual-teddy-government-waste-award-winners
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Aaron Wudrick, Paige MacPherson and Jordan Bateman talk Trudeau spending, Trudeau travel, Trudeau & Trump, and the Fraser Institute debunking years of BC carbon tax spin.
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Paige MacPherson and Jordan Bateman talk Trudeau town halls, First Nations accountability, Calgary property taxes, Laureen Harper's tweets, and more.
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Paige MacPherson and Jordan Bateman talk carbon taxes - and take questions through Facebook Live.
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The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) was pleased to host Chris Berg, Senior Fellow with the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) from Melbourne Australia, at a special reception at Calgary's Petroleum Club on Monday, Dec. 5, 2016.
The IPA led the successful campaign that ended that country's failed experiment with carbon taxes. As revenue hungry governments across Canada look to expand their coffers, this exclusive event will detail what these tax policies look like in practice and why they were reversed.
About Australia's Carbon Tax:
In 2009 there was a political consensus that Australia needed to âlead the worldâ in action on climate change. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd declared climate change âthe greatest moral challenge of our time," and in 2011 the Australian government introduced one of the world's most ambitious carbon taxes.
The Australian public turfed out its then-Labor government for an opposition that promised to âaxe the tax.â The carbon tax was a major political issue for three election cycles, directly involved in five political leadership changes and, in July 2014, it was repealed in no small part by the efforts of the Institute of Public Affairs. It is a case study of poor policy making and the harm of energy taxation.
About Chris Berg:
Chris Berg is a Senior Fellow with the Institute of Public Affairs, the leading Australian think tank that researched and exposed the high cost of the Australian carbon tax. Berg is one of Australiaâs most prominent voices for free markets and individual liberty, and a leading authority on over-regulation, economic freedom and civil liberties. He is author of five books including In Defence of Freedom of Speech: from Ancient Greece to Andrew Bolt and The Growth of Australiaâs Regulatory State. -
Jordan Bateman gave a speech to Trinity Western University's Generation Screwed looking at the 107 taxes, fees, levies and regulatory costs government imposes on new home construction in the City of Vancouver. While, yes, we must hold government to account for foreign buyers, shadow flippers, unscrupulous real estate agents and other price influences, we also need to hold a mirror up to the politicians and get them to think about how they cause housing prices to rise. This speech was given Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016.
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Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne keeps making decisions that plunge Ontario taxpayers into energy poverty - but we're pushing back. Ontario CTF director Christine Van Geyn joins Paige and Jordan to talk about her campaign.
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CTF Prairie Director Todd MacKay joined Paige MacPherson & Jordan Bateman to talk about Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall's continuing fight against Justin Trudeau's national carbon tax - and how Manitoba's Brian Pallister is ducking for cover.
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Aaron Gunn and Renaud Brossard of the Generation Screwed campus club network join Paige and Jordan to talk about the debt clock being kicked out of Laval University and the rest of their tour. Plus we talk a little US politics...
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Could the Trudeau honeymoon be over? The Liberal government lurched from blunder to blunder this week and, of course, it's the taxpayers who suffered. CTF federal director Aaron Wudrick joined Paige and Jordan to recap the week and look at the Liberals' fall legislative agenda. Plus we talked debt clock, natural gas bans, carbon tax, and our Waste of the Week!
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Christine Van Geyn joins Paige and Jordan to talk about the latest lunacy in Ontario - skyrocketing hydro rates and the premier launching a petition to, er, herself. Plus we talk Trump hats at Alberta universities, StopTheCarbonTax.ca, Vancouver's goofy vacant homes tax, and our waste of the week.
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RED ALERT B.C. (especially Greater Victoria) taxpayers! Todd Stone and the BC Government seem ready to cave into your city councillors' demands for a two cent per litre gas tax hike for BC Transit. This despite a recent audit showing millions of dollars in waste at BC Transit! Take action now! Tell Todd Stone to reject the gas tax hike in the Capital Regional District. Email him NOW at [email protected]. And share this video making the case AGAINST the gas tax hike!
If you ever buy gas on southern Vancouver Island, this tax will affect you! You can also sign our petition against the tax at http://www.taxpayer.com/victoriagas -
Jordan Bateman finishes up our 7-podcast series on housing taxes in Vancouver by looking at some of the taxes/regulatory costs we DIDN'T include in our 37% housing tax rate calculation. The impact of the Agricultural Land Reserve and other hidden taxes.
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Jordan Bateman looks at the taxes and red tape that slow housing construction - with a special look at the stories told on the BuildingInVancouver.com website.
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