Tax Filing “Consultation” Exposed: CRA Accuracy Crisis & Ottawa’s Power Grab

Canada’s tax agency is under serious fire.

Western Standard reporter Leah Mushet sits down with Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, to break down shocking new data showing the CRA only gives correct tax info 17% of the time.

They discuss:
✅ The “sham” automatic tax-filing consultation
✅ CRA’s 17% accuracy rate on taxpayer calls
✅ Why automatic filing could cost Canadians more
✅ Bureaucratic bloat & tax code complexity
✅ Real solutions for Canadians with low income

Terrazzano warns that letting the CRA both collect tax & file returns is a major conflict of interest — and a threat to taxpayers’ wallets.

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