Feds seek parliamentary approval for $13.2-billion in spending to round out fiscal year

Opposition MPs press Treasury Board President Mona Fortier about spending on rapid tests, international climate finance mechanisms, and outsourcing contracts.

Treasury Board President Mona Fortier and senior Treasury Board officials appeared before the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee on March 1.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

March 2, 2022

The federal government has tabled its final spending adjustments for the 2021-22 fiscal year, laying out an additional $17.1-billion in spending authority across 75 government departments or agencies. The government is seeking Parliament’s approval for $13.2-billion in new spending authority, whi...

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