NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks during a press conference in Toronto on Monday, April 1, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
In 2019, the Liberals faced heat from Conservatives after the government announced it was giving $12 million to Loblaw for energy-efficient refrigerators and freezers. Newly released data from Environment and Climate Change Canada shows Costco was also given more than $15 million for fridges and to reduce emissions. The payments were made to the two grocery chains between 2019 and 2023.
Singh says while people are deciding what they can afford in grocery aisles, the Liberals are deciding how many millions of dollars to hand out to grocery giants.