CTF Calculates Retiring MP Pensions
When an MP retires (voluntarily or not), the Canadian Taxpayers Federation is quick to pull out it’s trusty political pension calculator and do the numbers. With the Government set to fall later this afternoon setting the stage for a writ-drop tomorrow, here are the CTF’s estimated pension calculations for those MPs who have announced their [...]
March 25, 2011
Tags: Albina Guarnieri, Bill Siksay, Christian Ouellet, Chuck Strahl, Election 2011, Francine Lalonde, Greg Thompson, Jay Hilln, Jim Abbott, John Cummins, Keith Martin, MP Pension, MP Pensions, Peter Milliken, Political Compensation, Rick Casson, Serge Ménard, Shawn Murphy, Stockwell Day Posted in: Blog Content 
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Day of Reckoning
Stockwell Day has set the Ottawa hive abuzz with air of spending cuts and trims to the civil service. This is welcome news as the Conservatives will have no choice but to reduce program spending below what it is expected to reach after “stimulus” funds have been fully thrown away come the end of 2010-11.
The [...]
February 17, 2010
Tags: Deficit, Deficit Action Plan, Stockwell Day, Treasury Board Posted in: Blog Content One Comment
Day-Oh?
The announcement today that Stockwell Day is moving to Treasury Board is an interesting move for the feds. While the finance minister has repeatedly fended off legitimate questions about how savings will be found to balance the budget, Stockwell Day brings a great deal of credibility to this important portfolio as seen by his time [...]
January 19, 2010
Tags: Deficit, Stockwell Day Posted in: Blog Content 3 Comments
