February 5, 2009 |
National Office, Saskatchewan Office
OTTAWA—Canada’s federal and provincial governments should end their subsidies to the biofuel industry, says a new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).
The report, by Edward R. Boyle, questions whether governments can afford such expensive and wasteful subsidies in the current economic climate.
“With federal finances sliding into deficit for the first time in a decade, will the Harper government cut provincial transfers for health and social programs while maintaining multi-billion-dollar biofuel subsidies?” asks Boyle.