Greens Call for Full Transparency on Fossil Fuel Subsidies After PBO Unable to Complete Costing Request

On March 30, the Green Party submitted a request to the PBO for a comprehensive costing of all federal financial support for fossil fuels and fossil fuel-related projects—support that is often dispersed across a wide range of departments and agencies. This included funding through agencies such as Export Development Canada, the Strategic Innovation Fund, the Canada Infrastructure Bank, and various regional development agencies.

In a letter released today, Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux responded:“I regret to inform you that we are unable to complete the requested cost estimate for the elimination of all federal government financial support for fossil fuels due to insufficient time and a lack of pertinent information.”

So the Greenz gave the PBO less than a month notice for the request and failed to provide all the pertinent information needed to fulfill the request.

Sounds like the Greens are failing to play the game of thrones, so they're resorting to ridiculousness instead.

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On March 30, the Green Party submitted a request to the PBO for a comprehensive costing of all federal financial support for fossil fuels and fossil fuel-related projects—support that is often dispersed across a wide range of departments and agencies. This included funding through agencies such as Export Development Canada, the Strategic Innovation Fund, the Canada Infrastructure Bank, and various regional development agencies.
In a letter released today, Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux responded:“I regret to inform you that we are unable to complete the requested cost estimate for the elimination of all federal government financial support for fossil fuels due to insufficient time and a lack of pertinent information.”
So the Greenz gave the PBO less than a month notice for the request and failed to provide all the pertinent information needed to fulfill the request.
Sounds like the Greens are failing to play the game of thrones, so they're resorting to ridiculousness instead.
- I think what's truly ridiculous is that we're subsidizing fossil fuels so goddamn much that no one even knows or can estimate how much. Our habitat is dying and we're using our tax dollars to kill it. We're funding our own extinction and we can't even keep track of how much money we pump into it.