What do Canadians want to see out of their government following this fall's elections?

That's the question the Canadian Taxpayers Federation asked their members as they've come out with their "15 for 2015" election wish list.

Right at the top says CTF Federal Director Aaron Wudrick, "No pensions for politicians who steal."

"That was the number one issue, far and away. That's partly because there was actually a bill introduced by a private member and member of parliament. It was passed nearly unanimously by the house of commons, by all the parties, and then the senate killed it."

Wudrick says it's things like that that have abolishing the Senate as number 12 on the list.

Here's all 15 items on the CTF's wish list:

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) today released its top 15 policy wish list for the 2015 federal election.

“We believe these policies – some small, some big – are practical proposals that will help leave more money in the pockets of Canadians, give them better value for tax dollars spent and hold our politicians more accountable,” said CTF Federal Director Aaron Wudrick “We encourage all parties to steal any and all of our proposals as part of their 2015 campaign.”

In no particular order:

1. No pensions for politicians who steal: bring back Bill C-518 as a government bill, ensuring Canadians are not on the hook for taxpayer-funded pensions for Senators and MPs convicted of serious crimes.

2. End tax-on-tax: ban the practice of charging GST/HST after other taxes have been already been applied to products (such as gasoline). This is a pure revenue grab which should have been eliminated long ago.

3. Post all MP and Senator expenses online with scanned receipts: sunlight is the best disinfectant. Politicians will tread carefully if they know their expenses will be made public.

4. Conduct a core review of government spending, with a goal of reducing overall spending: even adjusting for inflation and population growth, the federal government is spending near an all-time high. We need to be talking about how to reduce costs – not an ill-advised return to “stimulus”, deficits and more debt.

5. Expand the First Nations Financial Transparency Act to include compensation from regional or national associations: the FNFTA has made compensation for First Nations politicians transparent. Expanding it to include regional and national association pay is the next logical step.

6. Pass a “truth in budgeting” law: requiring all legislation to be costed by the Parliamentary Budget Officer would ensure both taxpayers and politicians know how much each new proposal will cost.

7. Reform public sector pensions: there is no getting around it, defined-benefit plans are expensive and unsustainable in the long run. Government employees need to move over to defined-contribution (RRSP-style) pension plans.

8. End corporate welfare and shut down regional development agencies: corporate welfare is wasteful, unfair, economically distorting - a failed and cynical policy from top to bottom. Time to end this shameful practice.

9. Broad-based income tax cuts through lower rates and fewer brackets: boutique credits clutter up the tax code and single out favoured groups. Lower, flatter, simpler taxes are fairer and more efficient.

10. Pass legislation that would allow politicians to be recalled: Canadians should have the ability to pass judgment on their representatives more than once every four years, and in serious cases, recall them to face their constituents.

11. Implement a legislated debt repayment schedule: our $616 billion federal debt gobbles up $26 billion a year in interest payments alone. We need a legislated plan to pay it down – so we can use that money for priorities Canadians care about.

12. Referendum on abolishing the Senate: unelected and unaccountable – Canadians should finally have their say on the Red Chamber.

13. Improve and expand the Access to Information Act: many parts of government need to be brought under the act; information needs to be shared in more user-friendly ways; and our information commissioner needs the power and resources to pry information out of government hands.

14. Create a sunshine list of all federal government employees earning more than $100,000: most provinces already have them – we are long overdue for similar transparency at the federal level.

15. Reform Employment Insurance: scrap the current plan that is unfair to both those who collect and those who pay. Replace the current system with personal EI Savings Accounts that keep contributions in the hands of Canadians.