Big Spending, Little Scrutiny for Liberal Government

Big Spending, Little Scrutiny for Liberal Government
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland rises during question period in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Dec. 6, 2021. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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The Liberal government wants Parliament to approve billions in new spending to extend COVID-19 relief, but with the holiday recess scheduled to begin Dec. 17, its report on how it spent over $600 billion in the last fiscal year, which ended March 31, was not provided until Dec. 14.

Lee Harding
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Lee Harding is a journalist and think tank researcher based in Saskatchewan, and a contributor to The Epoch Times.
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