The Trudeau government has announced $4.2 billion in spending since Snc-lavalin scandal broke

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation has 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 (March 14)

- $30 million for an “intellectual property collective” (Feb. 13)

- $4.2 million to help develop “innovative” fruit (March 11)

- $595,000 on a boating safety mobile app (March 14)

- $376,000 for a ‘Cheese Expertise Centre’ (April 3)

Wudrick noted that with the federal government currently running a deficit of $19.8 billion rather than balancing the budget as promised, all 267 announcements are effectively being funded with borrowed money that will be added to the growing federal debt.

“With an average of four spending announcements per day being missed in the wake of Snc-lavalin, taxpayers should take note: the Trudeau government continues to borrow and spend even though you may not be hearing much about it,” said Wudrick.

To see a complete list of the Trudeau government’s spending announcements since Feb. 7 visit http://www.taxpayer.com/media/costofsncscandal.pdf