Just before election, Liberals handed out 411 cheques worth $3.86B

…that’s been the pattern for each of the last four Parliaments during which Global News has maintained a database of every spending commitment made by one Conservative government and three Liberal governments. The information on more than 67,000 projects that received federal funds from 2011 to 2025 is extracted from the press releases issued by government departments whenever a government MP announces a federal grant or contribution.