Trudeau commits $6.75bn to Canadian green projects in first budget

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Liberal government champions green infrastructure as a major spending priority

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has revealed his plan to make Canada a "champion of clean growth" with the release of his budget containing plans to spend almost $7bn on cutting emissions across...

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