Federal Ministers Defend Pandemic Subsidies that ‘Saved Lives’ After Auditor General Finds Misallocated Funds

Federal Ministers Defend Pandemic Subsidies that ‘Saved Lives’ After Auditor General Finds Misallocated Funds
Minister of Health Jean-Yves Duclos holds a press conference to respond to the Auditor General's report on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Dec. 6, 2022. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
Noé Chartier
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Federal ministers defended their management of pandemic programs on Dec. 6 after the auditor general released reports indicating billions of dollars in subsidies were provided to ineligible recipients and that millions of unused doses of vaccines could go to waste.

“I remain incredibly proud of the way our government responded to the economic and public health challenges of the pandemic,” said Minister of Employment Carla Qualtrough in a press conference with other ministers.

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Noé Chartier is a senior reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times. Twitter: @NChartierET
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