House Votes to Transfer Federal Green Fund Documents to RCMP

Published on June 11, 2024

Opposition MPs have passed a motion ordering the government and the embattled federal green fund to provide a large quantity of documents to the RCMP. The move comes after the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) found the green fund, Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), rife with conflicts of interest. The motion, tabled by Tory House Leader Andrew Scheer, was adopted 174-148 in a House of Commons vote on June 10, with only the Liberals opposing it. The motion requires the government, SDTC, and the OAG to deposit with the House Law Clerk a wide-ranging amount of records related to the green fund since 2017, from internal emails to conflict of interest declarations. The order also seeks financial information on companies tied to past or present SDTC directors....

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