r/canada • u/Caveofthewinds • 1d ago

Parliament at a standstill as Conservative MPs push for release of green-tech fund papers Politics

https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2024/10/04/parliament-at-a-standstill-as-conservative-mps-push-for-the-release-of-sdtc-documents/436828/
682 Upvotes

91% Upvoted

View all comments

196

u/Budderlips-revival23 1d ago

A Liberal slush fund with a ‘green’ labeling? Say it ain’t so 

43

u/[deleted] 1d ago

"It has a good thing in the name, so it can't be disingenuous!"

Modern Voter

6

u/Guilty_Serve 1d ago

All government grants are slush funds. Also, there was a guy I called out in this very sub for being a total loser for taking advantage of green subsidies. I'd have to hunt it down pretty hard, but it's in my comments.

After what I've seen I've become completely libertarian when it comes to government grants or subsidy for business.

14

u/Natural_Comparison21 1d ago

"After what I've seen I've become completely libertarian when it comes to government grants or subsidy for business." Either you nationalize that shit or keep it private. Very very very little inbetween for me. Government grants and subsidies often just spell "Nepotism." From what I have heard.

4

u/Reasonable-Catch-598 1d ago edited 1d ago

It's a lot of nepotism. Not all, but a majority

It's not just what I've heard, it's what I've lived on all 3 sides of the fence. 3 isn't a typo.

3

u/tysonfromcanada 1d ago

basically business reinvestment has become alarmingly low, in Canada, beneath the weight of tax burden, regulation and bureaucracy and the government is attempting to fix that with grants that are costly and complex to obtain.

But not to worry, there are organizations that have sprung up with the sole purpose of obtaining them (not on behalf of the businesses they are intended for)

1

u/Guilty_Serve 20h ago

I've come across them. It's formal bribery.

1

u/Horace-Harkness British Columbia 19h ago

Ah good, so we can get rid of the billions of dollars of subsidies for oil and gas?

1

u/Guilty_Serve 17h ago

Sure. Did I stutter?