The Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s politics are anti-Indigenous — so why do media outlets still quote them? – The Conversation
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) describes itself as “a non-partisan, non-profit advocacy organization committed to lower taxes, less waste and more government accountability.” But it takes advantage of the positive associations people often have with the word “taxpayer” and attempts to fill it with neoliberal and anti-Indigenous political ideas.
Throughout my research, I have tracked the CTF. The organization has often been treated with kid gloves when news stories position it as representative of “the taxpayer” — a group of people that don’t exist outside of one’s personal relationship with the Canada Revenue Agency.
