Todd MacKay-CTF VP Communications · [email protected]

August 19, 2024 at 5:44 PM

RE: PETITION: Stop Trudeau’s tax-on-tax 

RE: PETITION: Stop Trudeau’s tax-on-tax  Hi John, Wow – that escalated FAST and you might want to get on board. Tens of thousands of taxpayers have signed the petition to take sales taxes off of other gas taxes. And we just launched the petition on Friday. In case you missed it, the details…

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  Franco Terrazzano-CTF Federal Director · [email protected]

August 18, 2024 at 3:01 PM

NEW: Canadian taxpayer newsletter

NEW: Canadian taxpayer newsletter Hi John, Politicians don’t want you to sign up for Taxpayer Waste Watch.  Taxpayer Waste Watch is the free, weekly email newsletter the Canadian Taxpayers Federation launched exposing the politicians and bureaucrats that hike your taxes and waste your money. …

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  Canadian Taxpayers Federation · [email protected]

August 17, 2024 at 8:01 PM

RE: PETITION: Shrink Ottawa’s bureaucracy 

RE: PETITION: Shrink Ottawa’s bureaucracy  Hi John, This might seem like an odd time to raise this issue, but here’s why I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss it. Ottawa has added more than a hundred thousand bureaucrats to the taxpayer payroll over the past decade and doubled the debt. Debt …

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  Gage Haubrich-CTF Prairie Director · [email protected]

August 16, 2024 at 9:01 PM

Stop Trudeau’s tax-on-tax 

Stop Trudeau’s tax-on-tax  Hey John, You know governments charge you too many taxes. But did you know you pay taxes on top of taxes at the gas station? When you head to the gas station and fill up your car, you are paying Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax and the federal excise gas …

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  Canadian Taxpayers Federation · [email protected]

August 15, 2024 at 2:01 PM

Want the CBC defunded? 

Want the CBC defunded?  Dear John, The CBC just handed out $18 million in bonuses again this year, according to media reports this week. Meanwhile, the CBC is taking $1.4 billion in taxpayer-funded subsidies this year. Even CBC reporters are asking CBC executives tough questions about handin…

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  Canadian Taxpayers Federation · [email protected]

August 10, 2024 at 2:02 PM

PETITION: Shrink Ottawa’s bureaucracy 

PETITION: Shrink Ottawa’s bureaucracy  Hi John, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s bureaucrat hiring spree is out of control. And you’re paying the price.  Since 2015, Trudeau added 108,000 extra bureaucrats. That’s a 42 per cent increase in less than a decade.  Are you getting 42 per cent bett…

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  Jay Goldberg-CTF Director · [email protected]

July 30, 2024 at 8:06 PM

One. Billion. Dollars. A. Week. 

One. Billion. Dollars. A. Week.  Hi John, You know the federal debt is a huge problem.  The good thing is, many Canadians are waking up to that too.  Right now, the Trudeau government is burning $1 billion a week just to pay the interest charges on the debt. Dealing with the debt is still g…

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  Kris Sims-CTF AB Director · [email protected]

July 29, 2024 at 8:21 PM

RE: CBC keeps wasting your money

RE: CBC keeps wasting your money Hey there, Just making sure you saw this note about the CBC wasting even MORE of your money on bonuses. I know it can be like drinking from a firehose! The CBC admits “some groups” don’t want them to hand out bonuses to executives. The good news is thousands o…

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  Gage Haubrich-CTF Prairie Director · [email protected]

July 26, 2024 at 8:27 PM

PETITION: Getting farmers a break

PETITION: Getting farmers a break Hey John, You have another chance to do some damage to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax and help farmers save money at the same time. Bill C-234 is a bill that would remove Ottawa’s carbon tax from natural gas and propane used on farms. Gas and dies…

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  Nicolas Gagnon - CTF Director · [email protected]

July 19, 2024 at 11:23 PM

Ban on new gas vehicles - Tell Trudeau to back down 

Ban on new gas vehicles - Tell Trudeau to back down  Hi John, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is planning to ban new gas and diesel vehicle sales and now is the time for you to take a stand and stop it. Here’s what’s happening: Trudeau released a regulation to phase out gas and diesel vehicles…

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  Carson Binda - CTF B.C. Director · [email protected]

July 18, 2024 at 1:13 AM

RE: Make sure Trudeau doesn’t impose a home tax 

RE: Make sure Trudeau doesn’t impose a home tax  Hi John, I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss this chance to add your voice to stop a home equity tax by signing this petition that thousands of other Canadians signed this week. The politicians keep saying you don’t need to sign this petition…

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  Jay Goldberg, Ontario Director – Canadian Taxpayers Federation · [email protected]

July 12, 2024 at 4:38 PM

LAST CHANCE – Give us our marching orders!

LAST CHANCE – Give us our marching orders! Hi John, Your voice matters and we want to hear from you. This weekend is the deadline for the Summer Survey and we don’t want you to miss it. You can automatically start the 2024 Summer Survey by clicking on your answer to the first question. Is Cana…

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  Canadian Taxpayers Federation · [email protected]

July 11, 2024 at 5:23 PM

PETITION: Defund CBC

PETITION: Defund CBC Hi John, You’re paying for more CBC bonuses. The CBC just quietly rubberstamped another round of bonuses for 1,200 non-union staff, managers and executives. And you’re paying for it. We don’t know how much these new bonuses will cost you yet. The state broadcaster hasn’t di…

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  Carson Binda, CTF B.C. Director · [email protected]

July 10, 2024 at 10:19 PM

Trudeau’s meeting with home equity tax lobbyists 

Trudeau’s meeting with home equity tax lobbyists  Hi John, How sure are you that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won’t impose a home equity tax? Here’s why I ask: Right now, you aren’t taxed on the money that you make if you sell your home. Trudeau promised he wouldn’t impose this type of home eq…

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  Franco Terrazzano-CTF Federal Director · [email protected]

July 8, 2024 at 10:08 PM

Trudeau’s army of censorship bureaucrats

Trudeau’s army of censorship bureaucrats Hi John, If you’re worried about crime, do you call the police or a government bureaucrat? Prime Minister Justin Trudeau thinks you need more bureaucrats in Ottawa to keep you safe. You’ve probably heard of Trudeau’s so-called online harms bill. Many pub…

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  Todd MacKay-VP Communications · [email protected]

July 6, 2024 at 3:02 PM

RE: SURVEY – What are your Taxpayer priorities this summer? 

RE: SURVEY – What are your Taxpayer priorities this summer?  Hi John, I know Franco sent you the summer survey a couple days ago and I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss it. You can jump into the survey by clicking this LINK: https://survey.taxpayer.com/zs/CTCOC0 I’m Franco’s boss and he’s …

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  Canadian Taxpayers Federation · [email protected]

July 4, 2024 at 4:16 PM

Here’s the 2024 Summer Survey! 

Here’s the 2024 Summer Survey!  Hi John, We work for you and you can set our priorities by taking a minute to do our summer survey. You can automatically start the Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s 2024 Summer Survey by clicking your answer to the first question.  Is Canada going in the right …

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  Carson Binda-CTF Director · [email protected]

June 25, 2024 at 8:23 PM

Are you ready to fight Trudeau’s tax escalator?

Are you ready to fight Trudeau’s tax escalator? Hi John, The prime minister had to cap his most undemocratic tax hike and now you can jump on board to scrap it completely.  The federal government started experimenting with an escalator tax in 2017. The idea’s simple: the tax goes up automatica…

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  Franco Terrazzano-CTF Federal Director · [email protected]

June 24, 2024 at 3:30 PM

Trudeau’s “explanation”

Trudeau’s “explanation” Dear John, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent $220,000 on airplane food. That actually happened. And Canadians know about this wasteful, extravagant spending because of Canadian Taxpayers Federation supporters like you. Your CTF Investigative Journalist in Ottawa poured…

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  Franco Terrazzano-CTF Federal Director · [email protected]

June 21, 2024 at 4:01 PM

Fight against Trudeau’s capital gains tax 

Fight against Trudeau’s capital gains tax  Hi John, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau thought Canadians would like his capital gains tax hike. Turns out about half of Canadians are already opposed to the tax hike, according to the pollster Angus Reid. And opposition is growing.  Thousands of Ca…

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  Jay Goldberg-CTF Director · [email protected]

June 18, 2024 at 9:02 PM

Streaming tax to fund failing media 

Streaming tax to fund failing media  Dear John, Are you OK with higher streaming bills to bail out mainstream media and other government-approved content creators? That’s exactly what’s going to happen if Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s streaming tax gets implemented. Streaming providers lik…

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  Todd MacKay-VP of Communications · [email protected]

June 17, 2024 at 9:02 PM

RE: Get your free government waste ebook 

RE: Get your free government waste ebook  Hi John, Just wanted to make sure you saw this latest free e-book offer all about the money governments wasted in 2023. Be warned, it may raise your blood pressure. Let us know what you think. Todd   Hi John, Next time politicians want more money…

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  Canadian Taxpayers Federation · [email protected]

June 14, 2024 at 8:21 PM

Warning: this ebook might raise your blood pressure

Warning: this ebook might raise your blood pressure Hi John, Next time politicians want more money, throw the book at them – this book. You can download the ebook about all of the money governments wasted in 2023 by clicking this LINK: https://www.taxpayer.com/ebooks/download-your-free-copy-o…

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  Franco Terrazzano-CTF Federal Director · [email protected]

June 13, 2024 at 5:02 PM

RE: Politicians and media leave you in the dark

RE: Politicians and media leave you in the dark Hi John, Politicians don’t want you to sign up for the Taxpayer Waste Watch.   They don’t want you to know how badly they’re wasting your tax dollars.   The Canadian Taxpayers Federation just launched a weekly taxpayer newsletter, Taxpayer Waste …

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  Todd MacKay-CTF VP of Communications · [email protected]

June 11, 2024 at 8:02 PM

RE: PETITION: No ban on gas and diesel vehicles!

RE: PETITION: No ban on gas and diesel vehicles! Hi John, In case you want to sign the petition opposing the ban on new gas and diesel vehicles, I just want to clear some things up. First, we got lot of emails about the petition link not working. Thanks for letting us know. The petition got s…

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  Canadian Taxpayers Federation · [email protected]

June 8, 2024 at 2:02 PM

Politicians and media leave you in the dark

Politicians and media leave you in the dark Hi John, Politicians don’t want you to read this news. They don’t like it when you know how they waste your money. And bureaucrats don’t want you to know how they spend your money on themselves.  Plus, some of the media refuse to cover important ta…

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  Franco Terrazzano-CTF Federal Director · [email protected]

June 6, 2024 at 5:02 PM

PETITION: NO streaming tax

PETITION: NO streaming tax Hi John, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wants you to pay more to watch movies and listen to music.  The federal government just introduced a new streaming tax for services such as Netflix and Spotify.  Trudeau knows a streaming tax will cost you more. He even promis…

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  Canadian Taxpayers Federation · [email protected]

June 4, 2024 at 6:31 PM

No ban on gas vehicles!

No ban on gas vehicles! Hi John, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wants to ban gas and diesel vehicles, but you can fight back right now. Here’s what’s happening: Trudeau released a regulation to phase out gas and diesel vehicles.  The feds will only allow dealerships to offer new gas and dies…

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  Canadian Taxpayers Federation · [email protected]

May 31, 2024 at 4:16 PM

Feds rig election date to give MPs pensions

Feds rig election date to give MPs pensions Hi John, The government is trying to rig the system to give more MPs taxpayer-funded pensions. The good news is you can stop this if you act now.  Democratic Institutions Minister Dominic LeBlanc introduced legislation that would move the next sche…

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  Franco Terrazzano-CTF Federal Director · [email protected]

May 24, 2024 at 4:28 PM

Award show for government waste

Award show for government waste Hi John, Politicians hate when you laugh at them for wasting money. They can handle outrage, but they can’t handle mockery.  That’s why, every year, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation hands out golden pig trophies for the worst wasteful spending in municipal, pr…

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  Franco Terrazzano-CTF Federal Director · [email protected]

May 23, 2024 at 9:10 PM

Stop Trudeau’s tax hikes

Stop Trudeau’s tax hikes Hi John, You can’t let Prime Minister Justin Trudeau get away with his capital gains tax hike. Here’s why: First, if you let Trudeau get away with this tax hike, it’s a good bet he’ll continue to hike taxes and target more and more Canadians, including you.  Second,…

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  Kris Sims-CTF Director · [email protected]

May 16, 2024 at 10:30 PM

BIG WIN! Trudeau government delaying C-11

BIG WIN! Trudeau government delaying C-11 Hi John, GREAT NEWS! The Trudeau government is BACKING AWAY from its online censorship law, Bill C-11. This is the law that could block what you can see, share and say online. Thousands of taxpayers like you signed petitions and blasted politicians …

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  Franco Terrazzano-CTF Federal Director · [email protected]

May 1, 2024 at 11:15 PM

PETITION: End corporate welfare

PETITION: End corporate welfare Hi John, You get tax hikes and multinational corporations get your money.  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford teamed up to give more of your money to another multinational automaker.  This time they gave Honda $5 billion.  That’s on t…

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  Canadian Taxpayers Federation · [email protected]

May 1, 2024 at 1:11 AM

Trudeau keeps taxing Canadians

Trudeau keeps taxing Canadians Hi John, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau doesn’t deserve another penny from you.  Trudeau wants to take more money from Canadians with his capital gains tax hike. But you can’t let Trudeau get away with taking any more money from Canadians.  If Trudeau doesn’t fa…

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  Canadian Taxpayers Federation · [email protected]

April 25, 2024 at 9:21 PM

PETITION: No ban on gas and diesel vehicles!

PETITION: No ban on gas and diesel vehicles! Hi John, You can stop the ban on gas and diesel vehicles, but now’s the time to take action. Here’s what’s happening. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has released draft regulations to phase out gas and diesel vehicles. The government will still allo…

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  Canadian Taxpayers Federation · [email protected]

April 24, 2024 at 12:01 AM

You get to pick

You get to pick Hi John, This is your chance to write the book about government waste. Don’t worry, you don’t have to write the whole book. But you can pick the title. Your investigative reporter, Ryan Thorpe, is always breaking frontpage stories about government waste. He’s got politicians…

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  Canadian Taxpayers Federation · [email protected]

April 22, 2024 at 9:31 PM

PETITION: Stop Trudeau’s debt disaster

PETITION: Stop Trudeau’s debt disaster Hi John, Ottawa’s wasting a billion dollars a week on interest charges on the federal debt. I just wanted to make sure you saw this email because there is something we can do about these interest charges, it just takes two things: lots of people and some…

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  Franco Terrazzano-CTF Federal Director · [email protected]

April 18, 2024 at 10:34 PM

Debt Interest = $1B/Week

Debt Interest = $1B/Week Hi John, You’re paying a federal sales tax so Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can cover the interest on his government’s credit card.  Interest charges on Canada’s debt will be $54 billion this year. GST revenues will be $54 billion. Think about that. Every penny you p…

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  Canadian Taxpayers Federation · [email protected]

April 9, 2024 at 3:01 PM

RE: SURVEY – What are your Taxpayer priorities this spring?

RE: SURVEY – What are your Taxpayer priorities this spring? Hi John, I know Franco sent you the spring survey a few days ago and I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss it. You can dive into the survey by clicking this LINK: https://survey.taxpayer.com/zs/vLBqrC I’m Franco’s boss and he’s alwa…

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  Canadian Taxpayers Federation · [email protected]

April 6, 2024 at 4:02 PM

Here’s the 2024 Spring Survey!

Here’s the 2024 Spring Survey! Hi John, You’re the boss and you set our priorities by taking a minute to do our spring survey. You can automatically start the 2024 Spring Survey by clicking your answer to the first question.  Is Canada going in the right direction or wrong direction? Please c…

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  Franco Terrazzano - CTF Federal Director · [email protected]

April 5, 2024 at 8:46 PM

MPs want a grocery tax

MPs want a grocery tax Hi John, You need to act now before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes you pay more for food.  Liberal, New Democrat and Bloc Québécois MPs on a Parliamentary committee recently voted in favour of a motion to impose a tax on grocery stores.  Trudeau also threatened to…

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  Canadian Taxpayers Federation · [email protected]

March 27, 2024 at 8:28 PM

investigative journalism

investigative journalism Hi John, You’re part of the investigative journalism team that broke some huge stories this year. Check out the headlines you generated: Governor General expensed $71,000 in limo fees for four-day Iceland trip in 2022 – National Post Toronto spent $33,000 on branded st…

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  Franco Terrazzano - CTF Federal Director · [email protected]

March 19, 2024 at 3:31 PM

Fight Trudeau’s carbon tax hike

Fight Trudeau’s carbon tax hike  Hi John, You can strike another blow against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax. The federal Conservatives are forcing votes in the House of Commons this week to stop Trudeau’s April 1 carbon tax hike. For those votes to be successful, you’ll need MPs fr…

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  Franco Terrazzano - CTF Federal Director · [email protected]

March 12, 2024 at 10:22 PM

Stop Trudeau’s carbon tax hike

Stop Trudeau’s carbon tax hike Hi John, You only have a few weeks to fight Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax hike.  On April 1, Trudeau is cranking up his carbon tax again. After the hike, the carbon tax will cost 17 cents per litre of gasoline, 21 cents per litre of diesel and 15 c…

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  Franco Terrazzano - CTF Federal Director · [email protected]

March 8, 2024 at 9:30 PM

$11,200 pay raise for governor general

$11,200 pay raise for governor general Hi John,   The prime minister gave a raise to the Governor General with your money.   The Canadian Taxpayers Federation just discovered that Governor General Mary Simon received a $11,200 pay raise this year, bringing her salary to $362,800.   Ask yoursel…

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  Franco Terrazzano - CTF Federal Director · [email protected]

March 5, 2024 at 4:31 PM

PETITION: Stop MP pay raise

PETITION: Stop MP pay raise Hi John, Politicians in Ottawa are about to use your money to take another raise.  A backbench member of Parliament’s annual salary is currently $194,600. A minister collects $287,400, while the prime minister takes home $389,200. And on April 1, MPs are giving t…

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  Canadian Taxpayers Federation · [email protected]

February 28, 2024 at 4:53 PM

Sign petition to fight tax hike

Sign petition to fight tax hike  Dear John, You can tell politicians it’s wrong to hike any tax right now and it’s really wrong to hike taxes without even doing their jobs and voting on it in Parliament. On April 1, the Federal government is automatically hiking taxes on beer, wine and spiri…

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  Canadian Taxpayers Federation · [email protected]

February 18, 2024 at 4:02 PM

Stop CRA overreach

Stop CRA overreach Hi John, Your home equity is none of the government’s business and you can tell Ottawa to back off when the time comes to sell your home. Back in 2016, the Trudeau government made it mandatory to report the sale of your home to the Canada Revenue Agency.  Why does the CRA…

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  Canadian Taxpayers Federation · [email protected]

February 4, 2024 at 4:08 PM

PETITION: Stepping up for farmers

PETITION: Stepping up for farmers Hi John, You have the chance to land an important blow in the fight against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax. Bill C-234 is a bill that would remove Ottawa’s carbon tax from natural gas and propane used on farms. Farmers use these fuels to dry grai…

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  Canadian Taxpayers Federation · [email protected]

February 1, 2024 at 10:31 PM

CBC president defends her bonuses

CBC president defends her bonuses Hi John, You won’t believe what CBC President Catherine Tait said on Parliament Hill.  At committee, Tait defended the millions in taxpayer-funded bonuses she’s doling out to CBC executives and staffers.  The CBC handed out $16 million in bonuses in 2022, a…

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