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45,000 more federal bureaucrats are receiving six-figure salary at your expense since the pandemic began!

Frequent reminders are good!

Some time ago, I joined the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, a citizens advocacy group dedicated to lower taxes, less waste and accountable government. Periodically, I receive letters from the CTF Team like the following. I receive many similar emails from other organizations, many for which I did not subscribe. I DID subscribe and donate to the CTF because their messaging is honest, appropriate and an excellent reminder that we have a fight on our hands to reign in excessively powerful and expensive government institutions.

Today’s CTF letter

Dear Eugene,

Government bureaucrats are taking you to the cleaners. And your politicians in Ottawa are letting them get away with it.

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation discovered that more than 114,000 federal bureaucrats received a salary greater than $100,000 in 2021.

That means that 45,000 more federal bureaucrats are now receiving a six-figure salary than before the pandemic.

Do you think it’s fair for the government to make Canadians who lost their job or took a pay cut during the pandemic to pay higher taxes so the federal government can add thousands of highly paid bureaucrats?

This is just the tip of the iceberg.

A total of 312,815 federal government bureaucrats received at least one pay raise during the pandemic and lockdowns. Not a single federal employee received a cut.

While you suffered through the pandemic, the party also was rolling right along at federal Crown corporations.

The Bank of Canada handed out $45 million in bonuses and pay raises during the pandemic, despite failing to keep inflation low. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation gave its employees nearly $60 million in bonuses and pay raises despite failing to meet its objective of housing affordability. The CBC used your tax dollars to hand out $51 million in bonuses and pay raises during the pandemic.

Do you think this is fair?

You need to demand that politicians get off their butts and fix this.

Please send an email to the finance minister and the leader of the Official Opposition and let them know what you think of bureaucrats taking your money to pad their pockets during the pandemic by using the addresses below:

• Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland: chrystia.freeland@parl.gc.ca

• Leader of the Official Opposition Candice Bergen: candice.bergen@parl.gc.ca

Do you want more information about the number of government bureaucrats in Ottawa receiving six-figure paycheques so you can share it with your friends and family? The National Post reported on the Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s discovery. You can read the story by clicking this link: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/public-servants-earning-over-100k-grew-by-39000-last-year-ctf

Note: The National Post reports that the number of bureaucrats receiving a six-figure salary increased by 39,000 between 2020 and 2021. This is correct, but the increase since the beginning of the pandemic is 45,000 bureaucrats.

Thanks for fighting for taxpayers – it’s making a difference!

Sincerely,

• Franco, Shannon, Todd and the rest of the CTF team.

P.S.: Unlike governments, we can’t just take more money whenever we feel like it. We rely on voluntary donations from taxpayers like you. You can help hold these government bureaucrats accountable by donating through this secure online link: https://www.taxpayer.com/donate