By Ryan Young
Apr 7, 2021 10:18 PM
Just because you’ve got expenses in one area doesn’t mean you need to spend in every area.
That from the Prairie Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation in reaction to the provincial budget and the goal of five years to get back to balance.
Todd MacKay understands the government needs to spend money to deal with the pandemic, but he says spending is going up in 10 out of the 11 major budget categories, while businesses and individuals have cut their costs to save money.
He approves of having a target and plan to balance the budget, but MacKay would prefer it would only take four years instead of six.
By Gord Wiebe
Apr 7, 2021 6:20 AM
Just because you’ve got expenses in one area doesn’t mean you need to spend in every area.
That from the Prairie Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation in reaction to the provincial budget and the goal of five years to get back to balance.
Todd MacKay understands the government needs to spend money to deal with the pandemic, but he says spending is going up in 10 out of the 11 major budget categories, while businesses and individuals have cut their costs to save money.
He approves of having a target and plan to balance the budget, but MacKay would prefer it would only take four years instead of six.
The Cost of Confiscation: Millions of Dollars, No Sense Ammoland Inc. Posted on
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U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- Last November, Bill Blair, the federal Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, refused to answer questions about the costs associated with the Liberal Government’s gun ban and confiscation program imposed by Order-in-Council on May 1, 2020.
Minister Blair’s department is responsible for implementing the ban and overseeing the confiscation of previously lawful firearms from millions of Canadian hunters, sports shooters, farmers and hobbyists before a two-year “amnesty” period ends on April 30, 2022.
An initial cost estimate of CDN$250 million was given shortly before the Liberal’s gun ban and confiscation law was announced, although Minister Blair had earlier quoted a program cost of between CDN$400 – $600 million. Since then, though, the scope of the ban has expanded considerably: the RCMP has added, to the list of “prohibited�
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Taxpayers are being given a bit of a break this year. There are some changes to be aware of when filing income tax returns, but the most significant increases are because of inflation.(wutzkohphoto/Shutterstock)