NDP motion asks feds to take back $12 million for Loblaws fridges cdnpoli
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on April 29, 2019 in Ottawa.Loblaw Co.NDP MP Daniel Blaikie tabled the opposition motion Monday to"put people first". Text of the motion claims the government has given corporate executives and lobbyists"too much access to and influence" over its agenda.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh told reporters that it is also"offensive" for the government to subsidize the fossil fuel industry in light of"realities faced by climate change" that impact families in"devastating" ways. Singh called on the government to shift its focus towards the long-term by investing more in green energy to ensure the industry can create more jobs later.about the government's partial pharmacare plan as proof the Liberals are"so brazenly influenced by corporate interests." The government needs to reclaim the $12 million promised for Loblaw Co. and to reinvest the money"for Canadians who need it" instead of a billionaire company with a billionaire owner, he said.
Loblaw Co. was one of 54 successful applicants to the Low Carbon Economy Fund — which is one arm of the government's climate plan.
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