Loading ...CANADA – 13 billion reasons Albertans should be livid – Rex Murphy
Foreign governments caught in an energy squeeze — like say, Germany — turned to Canada to see if our great oil and gas reserves might fill the gap, but that was not a business case, according to our prime minister. At least not a business case for Canada. For Qatar maybe, but not Canada.
Thirteen billion dollars in government subsidies are going to Volkswagen to build an electric vehicle battery plant in Ontario. That’s what the Liberal government calls a “business case.” Thirteen billion dollars to build a $7-billion factory. Of course such a massive payout — bribe? — would only be provided for a “green” business case.