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Avi Lewis: “Carney’s token announcements don’t measure up to the billions of dollars in public funding and corporate incentives that…”

On the recordOctober 9, 2026
Carney’s token announcements don’t measure up to the billions of dollars in public funding and corporate incentives that could go toward a proposed oil pipeline from Alberta to the West Coast.
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Avi Lewis

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Critiquing the government's funding priorities.

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