Gatineau – Putting a price on pollution remains the most efficient means to fight climate change, while making life more affordable for Canadians. Not only does pollution pricing ensure it is no longer free to pollute anywhere in Canada, but in provinces where the federal pollution pricing system applies, Climate Action Incentive payments put more money back into the majority …
Ottawa – This week, from April 28 to 29, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Chrystia Freeland, will attend a meeting of European Union Economy and Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in Stockholm, Sweden. The Deputy Prime Minister has been invited by Sweden, the current President of the Council of the European Union, to discuss the impacts …
Washington – Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, issued the following statement: “Today I chaired the first in-person meeting of the “Five Finance Ministers” hosted at the US Treasury, which included my counterparts from Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. We discussed how best to collectively respond to economic coercion, including how we …
Washington – Statement by Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Canada, on behalf of Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Ireland, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines The most pressing threat to the global economy remains Russia’s illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In addition to …
Long Harbour-Mount Arlington Heights – Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance while explaining new opportunities for Canadian workers, said: “Good afternoon. First, I would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the ancestral, unceded homelands of the Mi’kmaq and Beothuk. I also want to say how nice it has been to spend some time with my …
Yellowknife – The Minister of Public Safety, Marco Mendicino, visited Yellowknife to discuss how Budget 2023 will help make life more affordable for families in the Northwest Territories. Delivered last week by Deputy Prime Minister Freeland, Budget 2023 is a Made-in-Canada plan to lower costs for Canadians, invest in health and dental care and create jobs in our communities. More …
Ottawa – Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, issued the following statement: “I commend the International Monetary Fund for the launch of a new Extended Fund Facility financing program for Ukraine, and I want to thank the Managing Director for her leadership in making it possible. This is an important step in united international efforts to provide …
Welland – Through Budget 2023 – A Made-in-Canada Plan, the Government of Canada is making investments that will support a stronger middle class, an affordable economy and a healthy future for Canadians. Kamal Khera, Minister of Seniors and Chris Bittle, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Member of Parliament for St. Catharines, met with students at the Welland Campus …
Federal budget will support a stronger middle class, an affordable economy, and a healthy future for Canadians March 28, 2023 – Ottawa, Ontario – Department of Finance Canada Today, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, released Budget 2023—A Made-in-Canada Plan: Strong Middle Class, Affordable Economy, Healthy Future. Canada has made a remarkable recovery from the COVID …
Oshawa – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Chrystia Freeland has outlined government priorities ahead of Budget 2023. She said: “Let me start by acknowledging that we are gathered on land covered under the Williams Treaties, and the traditional territories of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation. “And I am so glad to be here today with so …
