Federal support for Canada’s oil patch surged during pandemic, says new report

What is and isn’t considered a subsidy is politically charged. The government and industry are both likely to dispute or take issue with the inclusion of some, or many, of the programs to the group's tally. 
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan's office disputes the addition of the feds' wage subsidy to the group's tally of subsidies to the oil and gas sector.
The pandemic has facilitated an increase in federal aid to the oil and gas sector in the last year amid the economic downturn, according to a new report. In a report released Thursday, Environmental Defence estimated that the go...

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