VANCOUVER, B.C.: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation has released its naughty and nice list and Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim found himself on the naughty side for bringing in a new tax on exotic birds like parrots.
“Sim should be expecting a big lump of coal under the Christmas tree this year,” said Carson Binda, British Columbia Director for the CTF. “Financial management in Vancouver has been so abysmal that Sim is even taxing our feathered friends!”
Every year, the CTF publishes a list of the politicians who should be expecting presents from Santa and those who are going to be finding coal under the Christmas tree.
This year’s naughty list includes:
CBC CEO and President, Kathrine Tate
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Senator Pierre Dalphond
Mayor of Quebec City Bruno Marchand and Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim
Minister of Industry Francois-Philippe Champagne
Mayor of Calgary Jyoti Gondek and Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston
University of Manitoba former law dean Jonathan Black-Branch
The nice list includes:
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew
Liberal MP Ken McDonald
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux
Alberta’s Village of Ryley
“It’s disappointing that one of B.C. mayors found himself on the naughty list,” said Binda. “Sim needs to stop hiking taxes on everyone from parrots to plumbers and small businesses if he wants to see himself on the nice list for 2024.”
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