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More than 90 CEOs signed an open letter urging Canada’s finance minister to find ways to force this countries pension funds to invest more heavily in Canadian companies. Chrystia Freeland says she’s open to the idea, but she would likely face stiff resistance from fund managers. David Akin has more.

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland announced in Lunenburg County, N.S., on Tuesday that the federal government is investing an additional $19.8 million to reach the goal of 9,500 $10-a-day child-care spaces in the province. Freeland added that the investment comes from the $625-million Early Learning and Childcare Infrastructure Fund, and that the national targets were...

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said during a press conference in Lunenburg County, N.S., on Tuesday that inflation is expected to be near the Bank of Canada’s midpoint target of two per cent (when?), according to a report last month. Referencing the report from credit rating agency Moody’s, Freeland said the organization reaffirmed the prediction...

Asked about the U.S. Federal Reserve potentially not cutting interest rates unless inflation eases and whether the same could happen with the Bank of Canada, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the job of the government is to keep inflation low and that it is “sticking to a responsible and fiscal plan” within its budget.

Deputy Prime Minister, Chrystia Freeland, has accused Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre of trying to “score political points” off the “tragedy of opioids.” Though Poilievre refrained from calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a “wacko” and getting himself kicked out of the House of Commons again, he continued to press the federal government on Monday during...

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Tuesday that the federal government remains “committed” to its proposed changes to the capital gains tax, which would see the inclusion rate increased from 50 per cent to two-thirds for those with more than $250,000 realized capital gains in a year. Freeland said she “looks forward” to introducing legislation...

The federal government is outlining its fiscal plan this week. Big deficits, big spending, and a focus on housing. In the Friday, April 19, 2024, edition of Focus BC, host Richard Zussman speaks with Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and the Liberal’s minority partner, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh on whether his party will support this...

Asked how the federal government could justify raising capital gains taxes as part of their 2024 budget amid Canada’s productivity crisis, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland on Friday said that “it’s absolutely right” to ask Canadians who make more than $250,000 in capital gains annually to “contribute a little bit more” to help the government...

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has tabled her fourth federal budget, which is forecasted to leave a $39.8-billion deficit. Global National’s Dawna Friesen speaks with Freeland about the increase in the capital gains tax, the country’s productivity problem, and the criticism to the Liberals’ spending policies.

On Monday, Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland took part in a pre-budget tradition in which the Finance Minister buys a new pair of shoes to signal the direction the government plans to take in the coming year. This year, Freeland opted for a pair of black heels ahead of the release of the federal...

Speaking about the new 2024 federal budget Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland detailed changes to how capital gains are taxed. These proposed changes could see roughly 40,000 of the wealthiest Canadians pay a bigger share of their returns annually.

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland delivered a federal budget on Tuesday geared towards younger Canadians, proposing a spending plan that promises to do everything from make it easier to buy a first home to protecting workers from their workplaces bothering them off hours.

The federal government has released its 2024 budget, taking aim at improving affordability amid Canada’s slowing economy, and an uphill road for the Liberals in the polls. The highlights from the new fiscal plan, including its focus on helping younger Canadians. Plus, Dawna Friesen speaks with Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland about the increase in the...

Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland announced Tuesday that as part of the upcoming 2024 federal budget, the government will commit $500 million over four years for a new youth mental health fund. “The fund will help community mental health organizations across the country provide more access to mental health care for younger Canadians right...

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland was asked on Sunday about Israeli hostages still held by Hamas, six months after the deadly attack on Israel. “Canada’s priorities are to have the hostages released, to have a ceasefire, and to have the humanitarian aid that people urgently need to be delivered,” Freeland said.

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland announced a new federally-funded National School Food Program on Monday. The initiative, which will be detailed further in the 2024 budget on April 16, will provide $1 billion over the course of five years to help feed roughly 400,000 Canadian schoolchildren across the country. The aim is to kick off...

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is set to deliver this year’s federal spending plan in the House of Commons April 16, and she’s been getting lots of advice on what should be included. As our chief political correspondent David Akin reports, some of the recommendations are aimed squarely at making life more...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland announced on Monday that the Canadian government will provide $1 billion over the course of five years to help feed roughly 400,000 Canadian schoolchildren across the country. Though Trudeau acknowledged it was promised in the 2021 election, he accredited the decision to put the program...

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland was in Winnipeg today, announcing a plan to provide more than $1 billion in low-cost loans, grants and student loan forgiveness to expand child care across Canada.

Toronto Police are investigating a fatal crash in Milton which left three people dead in the early morning. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and other federal ministers in the Trudeau cabinet are criss-crossing the nation to respond to Canadians’ primary concern: affordability. Plus, excitement for the total solar eclipse on April 8 is resulting in...