#134 Taxpayers getting gouged at the pumps

Canadians are paying about 55 cents per litre of gas every time we fuel up. That means you’repaying about $35 in taxes when fueling up a big sedan. And that big tax bill is only gettingbigger as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cranks up his two carbon taxes. READ MORE HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/media/Gas-Tax-Honesty-Report-2023.pdf Taxpayer funded media and government censorship “How are these people supposed to hold the government accountable when the government issigning their paycheque?” Ryan Thorpe, CTF’s Investigative Journalist, said. “Journalists shouldnot only avoid real conflicts of interest, they should also avoid even the perception of one.”Taxpayers are forced to pay more than $1 billion every year to fund the CBC. The feds alsobailed out the corporate press to the tune of $595 million. More bad news: the feds are pushingthrough laws that could limit your ability to hold the government accountable online. SIGN THE PETITION HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/defund-the-cbc-and-end-media-bailout Bureaucrats discover dumbest ways to spend tax dollars Stress balls, charcuterie boards, candles and climate change card games: the CanadianTaxpayers Federation does a deep dive into all the ways the federal government spends yourmoney on branding merchandise. READ MORE HERE: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/stress-balls,-charcuterie-boards-and-climate-change-card-games-inside-the-feds’-branded-merch-shopping-spree