If government officials funneled $400 million of your tax dollars into their own pockets, you would have heard about it, right?
Not quite.
With conflicts of interest, shady transactions, and secret memos, the Green Slush Fund fiasco has all the makings of a news-worthy story. But the mainstream media has turned a blind eye—as if to shield the Liberal government from the consequences of its actions.
So, since the mainstream media won’t cover it. Let me get right to the heart of the scandal.
At the centre of this story is the Liberal government and Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC). The SDTC has a fund that gives grants to innovative companies with solutions to improve Canada’s environmental record. This is funded by the federal government—in other words—your tax dollars.
These grants are distributed by a board of decision makers appointed by the government. Despite the many capable individuals with strong environmental knowledge that could have served effectively on this board, the Liberals decided to appoint friends.
Once appointed, these Liberal-insiders made the decision to dole out money to their own companies.
$400 million was handed out to line the pockets of Liberal insiders. Many of the projects chosen for funding were not even eligible.
This is the essence of hypocrisy. While Canadians struggle to make ends meet, Liberal insiders are getting rich off taxpayer money in the name of environmentalism. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister smugly carries on.
This huge scandal would have gone unnoticed, had it not been for a brave whistleblower.
The Liberals enabled corruption and tried to get the bloated bureaucracy to cover it up, but one trustworthy individual was brave enough to pull back the curtain and reveal the board’s fraudulent behaviour.
When this scandal was uncovered in committee, Conservative members promptly took action to generate transparency and invite accountability from the Canadian public. We brought forward a parliamentary order to call on the government to relinquish all documents and evidence related to the scandal to the RCMP.
Despite this edict, the Liberals have refused to turn over the documents. In response, the Speaker of the House ruled that Parliament cannot debate anything else until it deals with this corruption scandal. Hence, this has been the only point of debate in the House of Commons since September.
Why won’t the Liberals release the documents?
If the board members acted fraudulently without the government’s knowledge shouldn’t Trudeau be concerned and want to get to the bottom of it? Shouldn’t he want the RCMP to investigate?
The Liberals are going to great lengths to make sure the documents remain secret. Even to the point of grinding parliament to a halt.
What are the Liberals hiding?
Whatever is in those documents must be so incriminating that it is worth paralyzing Parliament and cancelling part of the fall session.
Canadians deserve better.
The Green Slush Fund scandal is crucial for Canadians to understand because it raises significant concerns about government transparency, accountability, and the proper use of taxpayer money.
As elected officials, we are responsible to the Canadian public and it is our duty to be held to account, especially when in government.
The Liberals believe they can get away with corruption by concealing documents.
This is dishonest and dangerous. By failing to cooperate, the Liberal government is eroding public trust.
Sadly, the Green Slush Fund is just one of many cases of corruption under this Liberal government.
Over the past nine years, we have seen scandal after scandal.
Remember the WE Charity debacle? The Liberals were set to disburse up to $912 million to their friends at WE Charity. Both Prime Minister Trudeau and Minister Morneau had close ties to the leadership of WE Charity. These connections raised questions about conflicts of interest and favoritism in awarding the contract, especially given that WE Charity was selected to administer the program without a competitive bidding process.
The ArriveCan App is another example. $60 million was given to two Liberal insiders to generate an app that could have been developed in a day or two for a few thousand dollars.
Canadians deserve honesty and accountability, not secrecy and cover-up.
Conservatives are working hard to hold the Liberals to account, but ultimately, the power is in the hands of the people.
Change is needed now. An election is needed now.