The Canadian Taxpayers Federation criticized the federal government on July 6 for approving $15 billion in subsidies for the auto-manufacturer Stellantis, calling for the Liberal government to stop its “corporate welfare.”
“The feds need to draw the line somewhere because taxpayers can’t afford to bankroll everyone and their dog who wants to make batteries,” said Franco Terrazzano, federal director of the Taxpayers Federation, according to Blacklock’s Reporter.
“It’s wrong for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to choose big corporations over struggling taxpayers and it’s wrong for the opposition leaders to sit on their hands and say nothing.”
On July 5, the federal and Ontario governments and Stellantis reached a deal to resume the construction of the electric vehicle battery factory in Windsor, Ontario. The deal follows more than a month of negotiations after Stellantis stopped building the plant, claiming the federal government had not delivered on its promises….