The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) has released its annual Naughty and Nice List – with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau topping the former..The Nice list is topped by any politician to took a pay cut in solidarity with workers during the Covid-19 pandemic..“Lying to Canadians and hiking the cost of heating our homes is a sure-fire way to land you on the Naughty List and the prime minister has achieved that in spectacular fashion,” said Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director of the CTF, in a Wednesday release..Wudrick was referring to a massive carbon tax hike just announced by Trudeau that will see the carbon tax increase from $30 a ton to $170 per ton by 2030. He has also launched another carbon tax through the Clean Fuel Standard..“Some politicians and bureaucrats did manage to land on the Nice List this year, so let’s hope Trudeau aims for that in 2021!” said Wudrick..Alberta’s United Conservative Party secured a place on the Taxpayers’ Naughty List for taking the federal wage subsidy to pay for political staff, a payment meant for struggling businesses.. Mossleigh pub briefly opens before authorities move in .Ontario Premier Doug Ford made the Naughty List cut by breaking an election promise and handing out corporate welfare to the Ford Motor Company..Politicians who cut their own pay and bureaucrats who quickly slashed import taxes on masks and gloves to help fight COVID-19 made the Taxpayers’ Nice List..“We spend all year taking politicians and bureaucrats to task for wasting taxpayers’ money and moving at a snail’s pace when they need to fix something, so it’s nice to be able to give kudos to those who voluntarily reduced their own pay and moved quickly to reduce costs,” said Franco Terrazzano, the CTF’s Alberta Director..“B.C. Premier John Horgan squeaked on to the Nice List this year because he paused his scheduled hike to his provincial carbon tax, we hope he goes all the way and scraps it soon!”.The entire Naughty and Nice List can be found HERE.. Naughty List:.Prime Minister Justin TrudeauAlberta UCPOntario Premier Doug FordPolitician hiking own payCity halls wasting money. Nice List:.B.C. Premier John HorganFinance Canada bureaucratsPoliticians who cut their own paySaskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer for scrapping bracket creep tax hikes.Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter.com/nobby7694
