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  Carson Binda - CTF BC Director · [email protected]
November 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM

BLACK FRIDAY SALE — get your taxfighter merch now 

BLACK FRIDAY SALE — get your taxfighter merch now  Hi John, You can save big on taxpayer swag.  The Taxpayer Federation shop has an exclusive sale up now.  Everything – hats, t-shirts, mugs, and more – is 20 per cent off – no codes necessary.  The discount will be automatically applied at ch…
  Carson Binda - CTF BC Director · [email protected]
November 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM

BLACK FRIDAY SALE! 

BLACK FRIDAY SALE!  Hi John, You get early access to the BIGGEST taxpayer sale of the year.  The Taxpayer Federation shop has an exclusive sale up now.  Everything – hats, t-shirts, mugs, and more – is 20 per cent off: https://shop.taxpayer.com/ This is your chance to get the biggest saving…
  Gage Haubrich - CTF Prairie Director · [email protected]
November 27, 2025 at 1:04 AM

Huge court victory for financial transparency

Huge court victory for financial transparency Hi John, You won a huge court victory for First Nations financial transparency. Hans McCarthy is an Indigenous activist who just set a landmark legal precedence because of YOU. Taxfighters like you stepped up and donated so the CTF could partner w…
  Gage Haubrich, CTF Prairie Director · [email protected]
November 24, 2025 at 11:04 PM

Join the Waste Watch newsletter

Join the Waste Watch newsletter Hi John, You are missing out on key taxpayer news! That’s because you haven’t signed up for the free Waste Watch Newsletter. You are already getting action-oriented emails about the issues you care about from the CTF team, but knowledge is power and there’s mor…
  Noah Jarvis CTF Ontario Director · [email protected]
November 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM

PETITION: Simplify the tax code now 

PETITION: Simplify the tax code now  Hi John, You can tell Carney to simplify the tax code. Canada’s Income Tax Act is absurdly long and complicated. It’s about the same length as the entire seven-book Harry Potter series! The federal tax code is so complicated that tax bureaucrats can’t eve…
  Ethan Fisher - CTF Communications Coordinator · [email protected]
November 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM

RE: SURVEY: Prime Minister Mark Carney’s budget  

RE: SURVEY: Prime Minister Mark Carney’s budget   Hi John, There’s still time for you to tell us what you think of Carney’s first budget. Taxfighters like you are telling us their thoughts on the budget  We wanted to make sure you had the chance to have your say.  You can take the quick sur…
  Carson Binda CTF B.C. Director · [email protected]
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM

Take the survey: Canada’s new budget  

Take the survey: Canada’s new budget   Hi John, Have your say on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget in this quick 16-question survey.  Journalists, lobbyists and politicians have all sorts of opinions on what the federal government should be doing, but we only take orders from common s…
  Devin Drover - CTF General Counsel · [email protected]
November 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM

Fighting the no more pipelines law in COURT

Fighting the no more pipelines law in COURT Hi John,  Your legal fight against Ottawa’s pipeline ban is heading to court. The Alberta Court of Appeal has set down the week of Feb. 23 to hear the court challenge to the No More Pipelines Law, officially called the Impact Assessment Act. This l…
  Carson Binda - CTF BC Director · [email protected]
November 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM

RE: PASS/FAIL: Carney’s first budget

RE: PASS/FAIL: Carney’s first budget Hi John, I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss the chance to tell us whether or not Prime Minister Mark Carney’s budget was a pass or fail for taxpayers.  You can take the one question survey and learn more in the message below.  Carson Binda BC Director …
  Gage Haubrich - CTF Prairie Director · [email protected]
November 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM

Push back against Carney’s carbon tax

Push back against Carney’s carbon tax Hi John, You have a chance to fight Carney’s hidden carbon tax. The federal government just released its latest budget. In the budget, the government promises to “strengthen” the industrial carbon tax.  Taxpayers know what that means: Make life more expe…
  Franco Terrazzano - CTF Federal Director · [email protected]
November 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM

One question survey: Carney’s first budget

One question survey: Carney’s first budget Hi John, You can tell us about Carney’s budget. Carney just presented his first budget and here are the numbers without any political spin.  The deficit is increasing to $78.3 billion this year. The government has no plan to balance the budget and s…
  Franco Terrazzano - CTF Federal Director · [email protected]
October 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM

Get real news government doesn’t want you to read

Get real news government doesn’t want you to read Hi John, You can stop politicians from wasting your money, but… only if you know it’s happening. Bureaucrats bill you for outrageous perks and privileges. And most of the media barely scratches the surface. Politicians are only able to get a…
  Gage Haubrich - CTF Prairie Director · [email protected]
October 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM

Feds hiding gun ban costs

Feds hiding gun ban costs Hi John,  Your lawyers can force Ottawa to release gun confiscation cost projections. The RCMP division in British Columbia estimates it would cost $12.6 million to conduct its part of the gun confiscation, according to documents we got through access-to-information …
  Nicolas Gagnon CTF Quebec Director · [email protected]
October 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM

Act now to stop the gas and diesel vehicle ban

Act now to stop the gas and diesel vehicle ban Hi John, You have one week to oppose Ottawa’s gas and diesel vehicle ban because the consultation is about to close. Thousands of taxpayers like you already forced Ottawa to delay this ban by one year.  Now we can stop it for good, by having you…
  Franco Terrazzano - CTF Federal Director · [email protected]
October 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM

Show Carney Canadians are fed up

Show Carney Canadians are fed up Hi John,  You can put up the billboard Prime Minister Mark Carney doesn’t want Canadians to see as he releases his budget.  And you can put it up right in front of his office.  You know the federal government is using complexity to muddy the budget waters.  …
  Nicolas Gagnon CTF Quebec Director · [email protected]
October 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM

Quebecers say focus on criminals, not gun owners 

Quebecers say focus on criminals, not gun owners  Hi John, You’re changing the conversation on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s gun ban and confiscation scheme. Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree admitted the gun confiscation plan was being pushed because it was popular in Quebec. Turns …
  Franco Terrazzano - CTF Federal Director · [email protected]
October 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM

RE: SURVEY: Prime Minister Mark Carney’s performance 

RE: SURVEY: Prime Minister Mark Carney’s performance  Hi John, You call the shots when we hold the prime minister accountable.  That’s why it’s so important we hear from supporters like you.  Whenever I’m getting ready to do an important interview or appear in front of a parliamentary commit…
  Franco Terrazzano CTF Federal Director · [email protected]
October 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM

Take one-question survey on CRA

Take one-question survey on CRA Hi John, You can tell us what you think of the Canada Revenue Agency.  Here are the highlights on a bombshell Auditor General report just released about the CRA. The Auditor General found that CRA “responses to general individual-tax questions were accurate on…
  Devin Drover - CTF General Counsel · [email protected]
October 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM

equalization court fight

equalization court fight Hi John,  It’s official – your lawyers will fight equalization in court.  And the fight is just starting. Your lawyers have officially been granted leave to intervene in a big court case about equalization at the Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court. That means t…
  Carson Binda CTF B.C. Director · [email protected]
October 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM

Take the survey: Mark Carney performance 

Take the survey: Mark Carney performance  Hi John, You can give marching orders for holding the prime minister accountable.  This quick SURVEY is the best way for you to tell us what you think about Prime Minister Mark Carney and his policies.   Carney has been prime minister for about eight…
  Nicolas Gagnon CTF Quebec Director · [email protected]
October 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM

Sign the petition to stop Carney’s gas and diesel vehicle ban 

Sign the petition to stop Carney’s gas and diesel vehicle ban  Hi John, You can help stop the gas and diesel ban before it’s too late. Prime Minister Mark Carney wants to ban new gas and diesel vehicles by 2035 as part of his electric-vehicle mandate, but taxpayers like you are already pushin…
  Kris Sims CTF Alberta Director · [email protected]
October 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM

Sign the petition to defund the CBC

Sign the petition to defund the CBC Hi John, You know the federal government has Canadians drowning in debt. But what if we told you a very simple way to save more than a billion dollars? The CBC is costing taxpayers like you $1.4 billion this year and the federal government is planning to p…
  Franco Terrazzano - CTF Federal Director · [email protected]
October 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM

WATCH new taxfighter show

WATCH new taxfighter show Hi John, How many times have you heard the CBC say debt interest charges cost you more than $1 billion every week? Probably never.  Have you heard any media pundits talk about the government spending $100,000 studying the life of a grocery cart?  Probably not.  Tha…
  Todd MacKay - CTF VP Communications · [email protected]
October 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM

Already fighting the Cape Breton gun confiscation

Already fighting the Cape Breton gun confiscation Hi John,  The campaign against the gun confiscation fight ramped up before we could even let you know how we’re fighting back. I hope that’s OK. Here’s what’s happening. The federal government just launched a gun confiscation pilot program in…
  Todd MacKay - CTF VP Communications · [email protected]
September 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM

RE: Take action against the pipeline ban

RE: Take action against the pipeline ban Hi John, I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss the pipeline court fight news. Here’s the thing about pipelines and court fights: they both take a long time so it’s urgent to start now. That’s why your CTF lawyers are already in the court fight against…
  Franco Terrazzano CTF Federal Director · [email protected]
September 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM

Your billboard to stop government waste 

Your billboard to stop government waste  Hi John, You have a billboard right outside the prime minister’s office sending the perfect message at the perfect time.  Stop wasting money and balance the budget! That’s the message Prime Minister Mark Carney, politicians and bureaucrats will see ev…
  Franco Terrazzano CTF Federal Director · [email protected]
September 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM

Take one-question survey on bureaucracy 

Take one-question survey on bureaucracy  Hi John, You can tell us what you think about Prime Minister Mark Carney’s plan for the bureaucracy.  Carney recently stated that any reduction to the size of the federal bureaucracy will “happen naturally through attrition.” Here are some facts about…
  Devin Drover - CTF General Counsel · [email protected]
September 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM

Stop Ottawa’s pipeline ban

Stop Ottawa’s pipeline ban Hi John,  Here’s your chance to fight Ottawa’s pipeline ban. The Alberta government is bringing a new court challenge to the No More Pipelines Law, officially called the Impact Assessment Act. In a previous court challenge, the Supreme Court ruled parts of legislat…
  Devin Drover - CTF General Counsel · [email protected]
September 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM

SURVEY: Pipelines in Canada

SURVEY: Pipelines in Canada Hi John, The No More Pipelines Law is going back to court and we want to know what you think. The Alberta government is bringing a new court challenge to the No More Pipelines Law, officially called the Impact Assessment Act. In a previous court challenge, the Sup…
  Gage Haubrich - CTF Prairie Director · [email protected]
September 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM

PETITION: Carney’s gun confiscation

PETITION: Carney’s gun confiscation Hi John, You can push back against Ottawa’s wasteful gun ban. Reporting shows that the government is going to launch its gun ban and confiscation scheme soon. The federal government has banned more than 2,000 models of firearms since 2020. Before they were…
  Ethan Fisher - CTF Communications Coordinator · [email protected]
September 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM

RE: Sign PETITION to end corporate welfare

RE: Sign PETITION to end corporate welfare Hi John,  You can fight back against politicians giving your money to multinational corporations.  Join thousands of other taxpayers in telling Ottawa to keep their hands out of your wallets.  Corporate welfare costs the average Canadian family more th…
  Nicolas Gagnon - CTF Quebec Director · [email protected]
September 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM

PETITION: Governor General billed $1,117 for shoes 

PETITION: Governor General billed $1,117 for shoes  Hi John, You know the Governor General bleeds taxpayers dry and this is your chance to demand an end to these lavish perks.   The latest revelations make the waste impossible to ignore.  The Governor General stuck you with the bill for $1,11…
  Gage Haubrich - CTF Prairie Director · [email protected]
September 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM

Thank you for joining Hans’ fight for what’s right

Thank you for joining Hans’ fight for what’s right Hi John, Hans is one step further in his fight for financial transparency. That’s because of YOU. Because taxfighters like you stepped up and donated, the CTF was able to partner with First Nations activist Hans McCarthy in his fight for more …
  Franco Terrazzano - CTF Federal Director · [email protected]
September 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM

Sign PETITION to end corporate welfare

Sign PETITION to end corporate welfare Hi John, Here’s how you can stop the reverse Robin Hood politicians are pulling on you.  First, they take your money and hike your taxes. Then they give your money to multinational corporations.  The federal government put taxpayers like you on the hook…
  Franco Terrazzano - CTF Federal Director · [email protected]
September 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM

Show Carney his BIGGEST waste of money

Show Carney his BIGGEST waste of money Hi John,  You can show the prime minister how he’s wasting a billion dollars a week and make sure he can’t miss the message.  Ottawa wastes a lot of your money in a lot of different ways. The federal government forced you to pay $20,000 for a study on g…
  Nicolas Gagnon - CTF Quebec Director · [email protected]
September 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM

RE: FIGHT BACK against the gas car ban!

RE: FIGHT BACK against the gas car ban! Hi John, I wanted to make sure you saw the petition against Prime Minister Mark Carney’s gas and diesel vehicle ban. Thousands of taxfighters like you have turned up the heat on Carney so much that he had to delay implementation of the ban on new gas an…
  Kris Sims - CTF Alberta Director · [email protected]
September 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM

Sign the petition to stop the ban of new gas and diesel vehicles

Sign the petition to stop the ban of new gas and diesel vehicles Hi John, You’re winning the fight against the ban on new gas and diesel vehicles and now’s the time to push even harder. The federal government is still planning to ban new gas and diesel vehicles, but Prime Minister Mark Carney…
  Gage Haubrich, CTF Prairie Director · [email protected]
September 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM

Join Hans in fighting for what’s right

Join Hans in fighting for what’s right Hi John, Ottawa’s blocking accountability for grassroots First Nations band members and this is your chance to stand with a courageous activist who’s pushing back. Hans McCarthy is fighting for accountability on Frog Lake First Nation.  Frog Lake’s trus…
  Franco Terrazzano CTF Federal Director · [email protected]
September 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM

SURVEY RESULTS: fighting unaffordable government

SURVEY RESULTS: fighting unaffordable government Hi John, You gave us our marching orders as politicians come back to Ottawa.  We asked thousands of taxfighters like you what the Canadian Taxpayers Federation should focus on when the House of Commons resumes in September. Here’s what you told…
  Gage Haubrich CTF Prairie Director · [email protected]
September 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM

PETITION: Increased accountability for First Nations 

PETITION: Increased accountability for First Nations  Hi John, Some Canadians are missing a watchdog for their politicians. You can push to change that. There’s an auditor general for the federal government and every single province has one. But there’s no auditor general for First Nations co…
  Todd MacKay - CTF VP Communications · [email protected]
September 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM

Parliament’s coming back…

Parliament’s coming back… Hi John, You can still make a difference for taxpayers before Parliament comes back on September 15.  Your Federal Director Franco Terrazzano and the team have mapped out campaigns with court fights, public opinion polling, social media strategies and everything in b…
  Ethan Fisher - CTF Communications Coordinator · [email protected]
September 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM

Gas Tax Quiz results giveaway – here’s your discount code

Gas Tax Quiz results giveaway – here’s your discount code Hi John, You can get a deal at the Taxpayer Store because you showcased your knowledge about how much gas taxes are costing you at the pumps.  To thank you for taking the time to learn more about gas taxes, we’d like to give you a code…
  Kris Sims - CTF Alberta Director · [email protected]
August 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM

SIGN the petition to fight gas taxes

SIGN the petition to fight gas taxes Hi John, You know your stuff on gas taxes – here’s the results of the quiz! Most taxfighters knew that about 30 per cent of the price they’re paying at the pumps goes to the taxman.  Most people also knew that British Columbia, and specifically Vancouver …
  Devin Drover - CTF General Counsel · [email protected]
August 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM

SURVEY: CBC hiding salaries

SURVEY: CBC hiding salaries Hi John, The CBC is hiding salaries from taxpayers and we want to know what you think. Unlike most provinces, the federal government has no “sunshine law” that forces government bodies to disclose the names, positions, and salaries of their highest paid employees. …
  Gage Haubrich CTF Prairie Director · [email protected]
August 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM

RE: PETITION: Carney’s gun ban

RE: PETITION: Carney’s gun ban Hi John, You can join the fight against Ottawa’s wasteful gun ban scheme. The federal government said it’s going to start confiscating firearms from individual Canadians in September. Ottawa’s confiscation program could cost taxpayers like you billions of dolla…
  Ethan Fisher CTF Communications Coordinator · [email protected]
August 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM

FINAL WEEK: Your chance to make your voice heard

FINAL WEEK: Your chance to make your voice heard Hi John, You still have time to fill out the government’s prebudget consultation – but not for long!  The government is running a survey asking Canadians what they think the next federal budget should focus on. It’s open until this Thursday, Au…
  Ethan Fisher CTF Communications Coordinator · [email protected]
August 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM

RE: Take the quick Gas Tax quiz and win prizes

RE: Take the quick Gas Tax quiz and win prizes Hi John, You still have a chance to win prizes – just by taking a fun quiz about gas taxes. Your CTF taxfighters have gathered information from all over Canada and put it into this quiz.  We’re excited to see how much you know – and to show you …
  Gage Haubrich CTF Prairie Director · [email protected]
August 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM

PETITION: Carney’s gun ban 

PETITION: Carney’s gun ban  Hi John, You can push back against Ottawa’s gun confiscation that’s wasting billions with no results. Prime Minister Mark Carney is forging ahead with his expensive and ineffective gun ban and confiscation scheme.  Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said t…
  Kris Sims - CTF Alberta Director · [email protected]
August 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM

Take the quick Gas Tax quiz and win prizes

Take the quick Gas Tax quiz and win prizes Hi John, YOU can win prizes by taking this fun QUIZ on gas taxes. The CTF just released the 27th annual Gas Tax Honesty Report, showing how much and how many TAXES you pay at the pump. We broke down the numbers from across the country and you can tes…
  Franco Terrazzano - CTF Federal Director · [email protected]
August 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM

Canadians choose dumbest government waste

Canadians choose dumbest government waste Hi John, You told us who YOU think is the worst waste offender in government. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation handed out Waste Awards to politicians and bureaucrats who wasted your money in the dumbest ways. Then we sent out a survey asking YOU who …