Environment groups slam tax credits for enhanced oil recovery, but also welcome international climate funding in Champagne’s fiscal document

The federal government has allocated $3-billion over five years for Global Affairs Canada to help vulnerable countries cope with impacts of climate change.
Climate groups question Prime Minister Mark Carney's, left, pictured with Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, commitment to climate goals as the spring financial update extends a tax credit to a polluting end use of carbon capture.

Environmental groups gave Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne's spring financial update mixed reviews as it includes both a tax subsidy that would encourage more oil production and more than $3-billion in funding for the international climate finance program.

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