The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is a federally incorporated, non-profit and non-partisan, advocacy organization dedicated to lower taxes, less waste and accountable government. The CTF was founded in 1990 when the Association of Saskatchewan Taxpayers and the Resolution One Association of Alberta joined forces to create a national taxpayers organization. Today, the CTF has more than 235,000 supporters from coast-to-coast. The CTF maintains a federal office in Ottawa as well as provincial and regional offices in British Columbia, Alberta, the Prairies, Ontario and Atlantic Canada. Provincial and regional offices conduct research and advocacy activities specific to their provinces and regions in addition to acting as local organizers of nation-wide initiatives. CTF offices field hundreds of media interviews each month, hold press conferences and issue regular news releases, commentaries and publications to advocate on behalf of CTF supporters. The CTF’s flagship publication, The Taxpayer magazine, is published four times a year. Action Update emails on current issues are sent to CTF supporters regularly. CTF offices also send out weekly Let’s Talk Taxes commentaries to more than 800 media outlets and personalities nationwide. All CTF staff and board directors are prohibited from holding a membership in any political party. The CTF is independent of any institutional affiliations. Contributions to the CTF are not tax deductible.