The Trudeau government's new pandemic relief spending bill could cost billions more than the government initially promised, according to Blacklock's Reporter.
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.
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