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Originally Posted by GP_Matt
Wasn't it the CTF who exposed the 'no-meet' committee stuff?
Or more recently, they pointed out that people making over $100000 a year were living in government subsidized low income housing. Not because they needed help, but because the government couldn't find any low income applicants and never considered charging market rent to the high income earners.
I think they do a good job of naming and shaming the government when they waste money and hope they continue to do so. As for keeping them from the meeting I think it will only make their voice stronger. Instead of one voice among many when the budget is released there will be focus on them with the media wondering why they weren't invited.
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I'm not saying that the CTF has no value or should have no voice in our country's political discussion. Indeed, I agree with them on several issues.
I am saying, however, that there is nothing special about the CTF. It is not "a government watchdog" like, for example, an ombudsman. It is a special interest group. It, like most (all?) special interest groups, has a myopic focus (in this case, less spending and less taxes) and, despite how it (and others, such as posters on this forum) might portray it(self), it does not represent all Canadians or all taxpayers.