Justin Trudeau pledged billions to fight climate change. A Star reality check found much of that money hasn’t been spent

The government said in the 2017 budget that it would spend at least $5.53 billion through this program by 2021-22. But, according to the Public Accounts, the government only spent $2.36 billion over that period. But Page still believes the gaps between budget pledges and actual spending on climate initiatives raise important questions. Brouillette, with Climate Action Network Canada, said spending commitments on climate action have “substantially increased” under the Liberal government. Outside of these programs, spending on many initiatives was difficult, if not impossible, to track.