OTTAWA — NDP Leader
The money came from the Liberal government's low-carbon economy fund, which is meant to support projects that will reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.
In 2019, the Liberals faced heat from Conservatives after the government announced it was giving up to
Newly released data from
Loblaw was ultimately given more than
The payments were made to the two grocery chains between 2019 and 2023.
While people are deciding what they can afford in grocery aisles the Liberals are deciding how many millions of dollars to hand out to grocery giants, Singh said Wednesday.
"Just stop giving millions of dollars of our public money to highly profitable companies," he said.
"Stop giving million of dollars to a for-profit corporation instead of helping people who are struggling to afford food."
The Opposition Conservatives accused Singh of faking outrage over the issue.
The party argued that New Democrats are supporting subsidies going to corporations because they continue to prop up the minority Liberal government through a political pact.
"It's shocking albeit unsurprising that
Facing questions in the House of Commons over the issue, Prime Minister
He also pointed to what the Liberals branded a "grocery rebate," a doubling of the GST tax credit for low-income families delivered last year.
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