The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) says the federal housing agency CMHC disbursed about $31.7 million in bonuses in the most recent year covered by publicly available records. The National Post and Toronto Sun both report the CTF’s figure, citing records that show bonus payments to senior executives. The CTF argues that the size of the bonuses is inappropriate given ongoing housing affordability pressures for many Canadians. In its comments, the group’s federal director Franco Terrazzano links the payments to the broader housing crisis and says senior leadership should not receive taxpayer-funded bonuses when home affordability remains out of reach. The articles characterize the issue as one of compensation funded through public resources, pointing to the specific dollar amount in bonuses and the timing. Both outlets present the CTF’s allegations and framing, without additional details in their summaries about the breakdown of bonus recipients, conditions for awards, or any response from CMHC. The reports focus on what the records show and the CTF’s criticism of executive bonus levels in relation to housing affordability.