By Jordan Bateman, BC CTF. Can a company truly be considered a good corporate citizen while taking money from taxpayers through corporate welfare? Corporate welfare happens when a government makes…
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By Jordan Bateman, BC CTF. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) today applauded the provincial government for scrapping the Pacific Carbon Trust (PCT) as a standalone government agency. The move will…
By Jordan Bateman, BC CTF. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) has issued a new report calling for changes to the Employment Insurance (EI) system that would allow Canadians to keep…
By Jordan Bateman, BC CTF. The carbon tax lobby was practically giddy this month, as newspaper headlines touting a B.C. climate change agreement with three U.S. states blared, “Washington and…
By Jordan Bateman, BC CTF. Some things in B.C. politics are as cliché as Lululemon-wearing Vancouverites sipping lattes in a rainstorm. For example, opposition parties always rail against massive dividend…
By Jordan Bateman, BC CTF. Don’t hold your breath hoping mayors and councillors will come home from this month’s Union of B.C. Municipalities conference with a stack of cost-saving ideas…
By Jordan Bateman, BC CTF. Think of it as an electoral echo. While many British Columbians are just getting over the election hangover from May’s blockbuster BC Liberal comeback win,…
By Jordan Bateman, BC CTF. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) has calculated the pensions of all MLAs who did not win or seek re-election last night. The total payout could…
By Jordan Bateman. In real life, people often link predictability to dullness. “You’re so predictable,” we might snipe. “Why don’t you surprise me?” But in leadership, predictability is a strong…
By Jordan Bateman. Like the proverbial girlfriend we just can’t seem to get over, the Harmonized Sales Tax has dominated British Columbia’s collective political and economic mind for the past…