Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday defended the federal government’s decision to spend $13.8 billion in subsidies on a new  Volkswagen battery factory in St. Thomas, Ontario, while attacking the federal Conservatives for criticizing the investment.
“Unbelievably, there are still those who continue to say that there is a choice to be made between protecting the environment and growing the economy,” Trudeau said during a press conference alongside Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne.
“Here today, no one should continue to doubt that building a strong economy with great jobs for the middle class must go hand in hand with clean air and a brighter future for this country.”…