OTTAWA — The federal government failed to spend billions of dollars it pledged on a host of climate change initiatives in recent years, raising questions about one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s core policy commitments and the massive funding publicly devoted to it, a Star analysis has found.
The revelation sheds light on the sometimes stark difference between what the government intends to do and what it delivers. It also highlights concerns about whether the federal bureaucracy can meet the climate crisis with the urgency it demands, as the Trudeau Liberals boast of making $200 billion in long-term “climate commitments” since they took office in 2015.
