Since 2015, the number of employees at the Canada Revenue Agency increased from around 40,000 to almost 60,000.
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If the government wanted to pay for new programs, it could’ve reduced spending in other areas.
The Ontario government expects a net debt increase of more than $24 billion this year alone.
The carbon tax increase will add an additional three cents per litre of gasoline at the pumps.
Salaries for municipal government staff in Toronto were an estimated 11.2 per cent higher than private-sector rates.
The federal government raised the top income tax rate from 29 per cent to 33 per cent.
Most governments across Canada have recognized that it’s unfair to collect additional tax revenue on salary adjustments.
The province's top combined personal income tax rate is 53.5 per cent, the third-highest rate among all provinces and U.S. states.
The government permanently increased the tax rate for banks and life insurance companies to 16.5 per cent on profits over $100 million.
The NDP wants to raise the top federal personal income tax rate to 35 per cent.