The Trudeau government has announced $4.2 billion in spending since SNC-Lavalin scandal broke
• 267 new spending announcements from the Trudeau government since scandal broke on Feb. 7
• Includes handouts for everything from tourism to airports to boat safety
OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation today released a list of all spending announcements made by the Trudeau government over the last two months which may have been missed during the ongoing SNC-Lavalin scandal.
"With so much attention understandably focused on SNC-Lavalin, many people may have missed most or all of these 267 spending announcements," said CTF Federal Director Aaron Wudrick. "We believe spending taxpayer dollars deserves proper scrutiny, and in that spirit we're pleased to provide this list."
The largest spending announcement made since Feb. 7 is $1 billion in "innovation" funding for southern Ontario on Feb. 27, while the smallest was $8,000 to fund upgrades for a maple sugar camp in New Brunswick on Mar. 29. Other highlights include:
- $72 million for "clean technology" in Alberta (Mar.14)
- $30 million for an "intellectual property collective" (Feb. 13)
- $4.2 million to help develop "innovative" fruit (Mar.11)
- $595,000 on a boating safety mobile app (Mar. 14)
- $376,000 for a 'Cheese Expertise Centre' (Apr. 3)