Trudeau’s new pandemic relief may cost BILLIONS more than expected

This week, Conservative MPs managed to slow down the government's plan that would have allocated $7.4 billion in new spending to pandemic relief.

The finance committee slowed down this spending, saying the Trudeau government spends too much, too quickly. On top of this, Trudeau has a habit of forking out tax dollars without oversight or auditing.

The Conservatives seem to have been vindicated when a Department of Finance official said he did not know the full cost of the program. When asked about this, he said that "I can’t answer that at this stage."

The $7.4 billion would've taken the form of subsidies for employers. The government also wanted to provide workers with $300 per week if their livelihood was affected by a local lockdown.

Conservative Finance Critic Pierre Poilievre said that he wanted to "study this legislation [to] make sure there is no opportunity for abuse."

"We don’t want to waste another $100 million, $200 million, a billion dollars on mismanagement or fraud. Let’s go through it with a fine-tooth comb and let’s make sure the legislation actually does what the politicians say it does," he added.