Thank you for the question.
The entire Équiterre team hopes that the families of all MPs and witnesses are also well.
For the past few years, we have calculated the amount of federal subsidies for fossil fuels with the help of our counterparts at the International Institute for Sustainable Development, Environmental Defence and the Réseau Action Climat. The 2019 figures indicate that Canada's fossil fuel subsidies total $600 million at a minimum. That is truly the lowest amount because there is a serious lack of transparency. For example, we hope that the credit from Export Development Canada in particular is used to meet urgent needs. There is also a lack of transparency with respect to tax subsidies and the envelope for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.