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Taxpayer watchdog rips Trudeau gov’t for giving money to companies making food out of crickets

Updated: September 13, 2023 at 7:57 pm EST  See Comments

Wed Sep 13, 2023 – 6:37 pm EDT

(LifeSiteNews) – One of Canada’s most conservatively hawkish taxpayer watchdogs blasted the federal government for subsidizing companies that make food out of crickets for human consumption, saying it amounts to giving Canadians “their ‘let them eat crickets’ moment.”

According to a recent report from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF), since 2018, the Canadian federal government under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has spent over $400,000 propping up the cricket food makers.

CTF federal director Franco Terrazzano noted how giving money to companies making bug food is a slap in the face for Canadians who are “struggling as inflation pushes up grocery bills.”

“But subsidizing snacks made out of bugs doesn’t sound like the right solution for taxpayers,” he said.

Terrazzano also observed that the Trudeau government ‘let them eat crickets’ moment.”

“If someone can sell crickets as food, we wish them the best of luck, but taxpayers shouldn’t be paying for it,” he added.

Both crickets and mealworms in recent years have been promoted by global elites as a source of protein that they say could replace beef or pork, and which can also be used in a variety of

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