Opposition MPs decry lack of transparency around government’s COVID-19 advertising spending

Just over $48.5-million was added to the Privy Council Office’s budget for 'communications and marketing (COVID-19)' in the most recent round of supplementary estimates, which were passed by Parliament on June 17.

NDP MP Matthew Green, Bloc Québécois MP Xavier Barsalou-Duval, and Conservative MP Kelly McCauley. Mr. Barsalou-Duval says he was 'very surprised' that the government still needs more money for COVID-19 advertising, and that they need more money than they needed before.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of Facebook

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

July 13, 2020

Opposition MPs from the Conservatives, the NDP and the Bloc Québécois condemned the government’s spending plan for advertising related to the COVID-19 pandemic last week, following the allocation of an additional $48-million for the ad campaign in the most recent round of supplementary estimates...

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