Liberal Government Accused of Lack of Transparency in Big-Ticket Spending

Critics of the Liberal government are calling out their big-ticket spending announcements, saying they lack transparency and accountability.

Bartlett, a critic, noted that the timelines for funding and how it's split between different sectors, federal, provincial, Crown corporations, and private sector, aren't always clear.

This raises concerns about the transparency of federal spending commitments, with Canadians unlikely to know until the fall budget what these recent announcements mean for the government's bottom line.

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne's spokesman defended the government's reporting in the fall budget and spring economic statement, saying they provide detailed plans to support the economy and identify savings of $60 billion through cost-cutting across the public service by 2035.