Liberals’ Two Billion Trees Promise to Cost $2.78 Billion More Than Planned, PBO Says

Liberals’ Two Billion Trees Promise to Cost $2.78 Billion More Than Planned, PBO Says
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Feb. 17, 2020. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—The parliamentary budget office says a pledge by the Trudeau Liberals to plant two billion trees could cost almost double what the government says.

The tree-planting spree, spread over a decade, is supposed to start in the spring and cost $3.16 billion over that time, based on federal estimates.