Ottawa offered up at least $18.6 billion in support of the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries in 2023.

$8 billion in loan guarantees for the Trans Mountain pipeline. $7.4 billion in public financing through the Crown corporation Export Development Canada. $1.3 billion for carbon capture and storage projects.

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    7 months ago

    Sorry, we can’t afford all those hospitals and houses and daycares and schools. We don’t have any money!

    (Hands bags of cash to an industry that’s already profitable)

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      7 months ago

      *to an industry who creates serious health complications that raise the costs of hospitals.

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      7 months ago

      Ontario is spending a ton on health care….but it’s building private practices and hiring private staff in our hospitals