Ottawa Spent More Than $16M on ‘Climate Crisis’ Ads Since 2022

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault speaks to the press during the Climate Positive Energy Initiative conference in Toronto on Aug. 10, 2023. Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press

Environment Canada has spent more than $16 million in the past two years on “climate crisis” advertising, according to government documents.

The advertising statistics were published March 18 in response to a parliamentary question filed earlier this year by Conservative MP Gerald Soroka.