· Lion’s share of municipal property tax hikes spent on labour · 70 cents of every new dollar of taxes went to salaries, wages, benefits By Jordan Bateman, BC CTF….
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Submitted. In its annual pre-budget submission to British Columbia’s Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) today called on the BC Liberal government to bring…
By Jordan Bateman. We had such high hopes. When Premier Christy Clark opened the new Auditor General for Local Government (AGLG) office in April 2012, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation was…
By Jordan Bateman, BC CTF. What is it with the B.C. government and expensive, poorly managed computer projects? The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) has learned via whistleblowers that B.C. Emergency…
By Jordan Bateman. Earlier this year, two brides-to-be from Prince George – to protect their identities, we’ll call them “Thelma and Louise” – made a run for the Alberta border…
Time for Auditor General to Turn Up the Heat on Abbotsford By Jordan Bateman. Leave it to local government to find a way to lose money on something as near…
By Jordan Bateman, BC CTF. Five years after governments poured billions of dollars into economic stimulus projects, we are beginning to see how foolish many of those so-called “investments” really…
By Jordan Bateman, BC CTF. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation congratulated the B.C. Liberal government today on delivering a second straight balanced budget, but expressed concern over Medical Service Premium (MSP)…
By Jordan Bateman, BC CTF. When it comes to a lot of government activity, taxpayers often want to ignore how the sausage is made: Just take as little of our…
By Jordan Bateman, BC CTF. It may be wise old King Solomon who is credited with the phrase, “there is nothing new under the sun,” but anyone who has read…