Franco Terrazzano

Calgary

Federal Director at Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Federal Director of @taxpayerDOTcom. Prosperity. Lower taxes. Cold beer.

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Carney election promises place a heavy burden on Canadians

3 weeks ago | troymedia.com | Franco Terrazzano

Reading Time: 4 minutesHalf of Canadians are within $200 of not being able to pay their bills. Can voters afford what Carney is pushing? By Franco Terrazzanoand Kris SimsA gnawing question looms over this election campaign: Can I afford this? Some Canadians are wondering if they can scrape together enough money to fix their car. Others worry about making rent after being laid off from the local steel plant.
TERRAZZANO: Carney’s budget worse than Trudeau’s

3 weeks ago | torontosun.com | Franco Terrazzano

When it comes to budget plans, Carney is not only different from Trudeau, he’s much worse. . Carney plans to add $225 billion to the federal debt over the next four years, according to his recently released . Trudeau planned on adding $131 billion to the debt over the same time, according to the most recent Think about that: Carney plans to rack up nearly $100 billion more debt than Trudeau did. This hurts Carney for three reasons.
OPINION: Canadians need to know how much Carney will cost

4 weeks ago | torontosun.com | Franco Terrazzano |Kris Sims

Some wonder if they can afford to fix their car. Others ask how they’ll make rent after they were laid off from the steel plant. The MNP financial firm reports that 50% of Canadians are within $200 of not being able to make minimum payments on their bills. Affordability is THE ballot box question because half of Canadians are broke. People are asking how much the plans of Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are going to cost.
POLL: Canadians say industrial carbon tax makes life more expensive

1 month ago | todayville.com | Franco Terrazzano

Canada’s election monitoring agency is warning that foreign powers, led by the People’s Republic of China, are expected to target Canadian politicians and political parties in the coming weeks using increasingly convincing AI-generated cyberattacks—part of a broad set of malign strategies that could be impacting the 2025 federal election.
Liberals promised the carbon tax would reduce emissions, but emissions went up

1 month ago | nationalpost.com | Franco Terrazzano

Advertisement 1The Trudeau government tried to sell Canadians the carbon tax was an environmental solution. It just made them poorerArticle contentAxing the Tax: The Rise and Fall of Canada’s Carbon Tax is a new book from Franco Terrazzano, federal director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. Published by Sutherland House Books, it delivers a damning account of one of Canada’s most polarizing policies.
Three cheers for Poilievre’s alcohol tax cut

1 month ago | todayville.com | Franco Terrazzano

By Mark Carney described the Freedom Convoy as an act of ‘sedition’ and advocated for the government to use its power to crush the non-violent protest movement. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney refused to elaborate on comments he made in 2022 referring to the anti-mandate Freedom Convoy protest as an act of “sedition” and advocating for the government to put an end to the movement.
OPINION: Ford must fight the carbon tax on Ontario industries

1 month ago | torontosun.com | Franco Terrazzano |Kris Sims

Carney dropped the consumer carbon tax to zero. That’s a good thing because that carbon tax punishes people for driving to work and heating their homes. Getting rid of that tax saves people about $13 when they fill up a minivan, about $20 when filling up a pickup truck and about $200 when filling up a big rig that delivers food and supplies. It will also save the average Ontario family more than $325 per year on heating bills.
Fight against carbon taxes not over yet

1 month ago | todayville.com | Franco Terrazzano

By Franco Terrazzano As the federal government removes the consumer carbon tax, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on all party leaders to oppose all carbon taxes, including the hidden tax on business. “Canadians fought hard to force Ottawa to back down on its consumer carbon tax and now the fight moves to stopping the hidden carbon tax on business,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director.
OPINION: Ford must fight the carbon tax on Ontario industries

1 month ago | edmontonsun.com | Franco Terrazzano |Kris Sims

Author of the article: Franco Terrazzano and Kris Sims, Special to Toronto Sun Published Apr 01, 2025 • Last updated 8 hours ago • 3 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Ontario Premier Doug Ford gives remarks at a press conference in Queen's Park on March 10, 2025 in Toronto.
Alcohol tax and MP pay hike tomorrow (April 1)

1 month ago | todayville.com | Franco Terrazzano

‘Threats are the tradecraft of the Chinese Communist Party to interfere in Canada … they are intended to send a chilling signal to the entire community‘ Tay statesJoe Tay, the Conservative candidate in Don Valley North, issued a formal statement Monday demanding that Liberal leader Mark Carney remove MP Paul Chiang as the candidate for Markham–Unionville, citing Chiang’s threatening comments and an unsolicited attempt to contact him. “Mark Carney must fire Paul Chiang,” Tay said in the release.