Government Corruption

Kill Tax Hike, Moe Tells MPs

By Valerie / March 28, 2024 /

Cabinet must cancel a planned 23 percent increase in the carbon tax, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe yesterday testified by videoconference at the Commons government operations committee. “We don’t need to accept this,” said Moe, who launched a February 29 carbon tax strike on natural gas for home heating.

“Next Monday we are going to see the carbon tax measure increase to a level that was previously never committed to achieve at its introduction,” said Premier Moe. “Our overarching goal is to keep taxes as low as possible, in particular taxes that are ineffective like the carbon tax,” he added.

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See More Dollars Than Sense

By Valerie / March 28, 2024 /

It would “be a good idea” for cabinet to calculate how much it costs to collect taxes before introducing any new tax, Budget Officer Yves Giroux said yesterday. His remarks followed data showing the paperwork on an equity tax targeting foreign property owners costs more than it raises in revenue.

“If the amounts assessed so far are indeed the final numbers or are indicative of what the government is expected to collect overall I think there will need to be a correction in the budget,” Giroux yesterday told the Commons government operations committee.

“Should the Canada Revenue Agency when implementing a new tax like this consider the cost of compliance on taxpayers?” asked Conservative MP Adam Chambers (Simcoe North, Ont.). “It certainly would be a good idea in terms of policy making for the Canada Revenue Agency to introduce that into the equation,” replied Giroux.

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Protect Access to Natural Health Products | Support Bill C-368

By Roli / March 27, 2024 /

At the NHPPA, our mission is to safeguard the Canadian natural health product industry from excessive government regulation. To achieve this, we’re actively organizing campaigns, including rallying support for Bill C-368.

Recognizing the complexity of these issues, we’ve taken it upon ourselves to simplify them for you. In this concise two-minute video, we address the following key questions:

➡️ What is Bill C-368?
➡️ How will it support the protection of the natural health product industry?
➡️ What is the process and timeframe associated with Bill C-368?

Knowledge is power! Join our efforts to protect natural health rights.

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MPs Hunt ArriveCan Emails

By Valerie / March 27, 2024 /

MPs yesterday ordered disclosure of all internal federal investigations into claims an ArriveCan executive tried to destroy 1,700 emails. Minh Doan, now chief federal technology officer, has not publicly answered allegations he attempted to hide documents on his dealings with contractors.

“There seems to be a culture of hiding information, threatening those who come forward, reprisals and a general lack of accountability from senior leadership at the Canada Border Services Agency,” Conservative MP Larry Brock (Brantford-Brant, Ont.) told the Commons government operations committee. “This committee has bona fide concerns that the Agenc

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Agency Disciplined 144 Staff

By Valerie / March 27, 2024 /

The Canada Border Services Agency disciplined more than 140 employees in a year for wrongdoing, Vice-President Jonathan Moor yesterday told ArriveCan hearings. The Agency is one of the largest police departments in Canada with 16,000 employees and a $2.7 billion annual budget.

“We are committed,” Moor told the Commons government operations committee. “We take allegations of wrongdoing very seriously. We are committed to acting on any founded wrongdoing.”

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Lab Files Just The Start: MP

By Valerie / March 27, 2024 /

Liberal MPs yesterday tried and failed to block speedy hearings into why cabinet concealed evidence of Chinese security breaches at the National Microbiology Laboratory. “Why wasn’t this caught earlier?” asked Conservative MP Michael Chong (Wellington-Halton Hills, Ont.).

“It a grave and serious matter,” Chong told the Commons Special Committee on Canada-China Relations. “A government scientist clandestinely collaborated with the government and the military of the People’s Republic of China and was paid clandestinely.”

A committee majority passed MP Chong’s motion that it “unde

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Luxury Tax Worth Even More

By Valerie / March 27, 2024 /

Revenues from a national luxury tax exceed Budget Office forecasts, new data show. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland imposed the tax in 2022 to make wealthier Canadians share “a little bit of that good fortune” with the federal treasury, she said.

Cabinet in an Inquiry Of Ministry tabled in the Commons said in the first six months the tax was applied, from September 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023, revenues totaled $137 million. The Budget Office in a 2021 report predicted initial revenues would total $150 million a year.

The figures were tabled at the request of Conservative MP Adam Chambers (Simcoe North, Ont.) who asked, “What is the total amount of luxury tax assessed?” The Inquiry did not explain whether revenues were higher than expected due to a spike in 2022 auto prices.

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Prince Harry Among A-List Celebrities Named in $30 Million Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

By Valerie / March 27, 2024 /

Prince Harry Among A-List Celebrities Named in $30 Million Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

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The Size of Government in Canada in 2022 — Published on March 26, 2024

By Valerie / March 27, 2024 /

This bulletin measures the size of government in Canada, by province, based on total government spending as a share of the economy, as well as public sector employment as a share of total employment, between 2007 and 2022.
Research shows that the size of government (relative to the economy) has an effect on economic growth and social progress. This makes it important to measure and track—especially given the scope of government spending and intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2022, the size of government relative to the economy among the provinces ranged from a high of 63.0 percent in Nova Scotia to a low of 26.8 percent in Alberta. For Canada as a whole, the size of government represented 40.5 percent of the economy.
From 2007 to 2022, government spending as a share of the economy increased in eight out of ten provinces. Furthermore, seven provinces experienced an increase in the size of government since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
For Canada as a whole, public-sector employment represented 21.2 percent of total employment. From 2007 to 2022, public-sector employment as a share of total employment increased in every province.
Provinces in the Maritimes tended to have larger governments relative to the economy, which employed a higher share of total workers, than provinces in western C

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Trudeau’s housing plan ‘meddling’ in Quebec jurisdictions: Roberge “The answer is simple, it’s no,” the Canadian relations minister says of Ottawa’s plan to intervene in the housing crisis.

By Valerie / March 27, 2024 /

QUEBEC — The Legault government has denounced federal plans to create a renters bill of rights and a standard national lease agreement as an invasion of its powers.

Caught off-guard by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s pre-budget housing announcement Wednesday in Vancouver, two Quebec ministers emerged to say the plan is unacceptable from Quebec’s point of view. It will formally request to opt out of the program and seek financial compensation from Ottawa.

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