Chrystia Freeland
Clean electricity grid, tax credits will feature high in federal budget
Canada's push for a zero-emission electricity grid will get a significant funding boost in the federal budget on March 28, 2023, including with new tax credits expected to encourage the development of renewable power sources like wind and solar.
Budget 2023 to detail crackdown on hidden 'junk fees' for consumers
A federal source says the coming budget will detail how the Liberals plan to go after hidden or unexpected consumer fees, following the United States announcing its own crackdown on these charges.
Climate group urges Ottawa to step up with home grown U.S. Inflation Reduction Act
As the federal government readies its spring budget, a climate group is urging Ottawa to pursue a "made-in-Canada" response to U.S. clean energy incentives.
NDP calls on feds to make caregiver credit a refundable tax benefit
New Democrats are calling on the federal government to follow through with its promise to make a tax credit for caregivers a refundable benefit.
As inflation eases, feds face pressure to help people who have fallen behind
Canada's inflation rate likely took another dip last month, but with many Canadians still struggling with the cost of living, the federal government is facing pressure to deliver more help in the upcoming budget.
NDP push Liberals to expand GST rebate, fund school lunches in next budget
The New Democrats have used their agreement with the Liberal government as leverage to push for more ways to save Canadians money in the next federal budget, leader Jagmeet Singh says.
Poilievre makes a pitch for spending cap, tax cuts in next federal budget
The coming federal budget should lower taxes, cap spending and make it easier to build new houses, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said on Sunday, March 12, 2023, as he pinned blame for current economic woes on the Liberals.
Trans Mountain crosses $30-billion threshold
“It was always a disaster from a climate change perspective, but this is now an economic crime that has stolen $30 billion of public funds from real climate solutions," said Greenpeace Canada senior energy strategist Keith Stewart.
Don’t let hydrogen tax credit become a fossil fuel subsidy, academics, civil society groups tell Ottawa
The federal government plans to introduce a tax credit for clean hydrogen investments in Budget 2023, but academics and some civil society groups say there’s a risk it could end up subsidizing fossil fuels if it’s not done right.
Trudeau lays out $196-billion, decade-long health-care offer to premiers
The federal government has presented a new health-care funding offer that would see Ottawa shift $196 billion to the provinces and territories over the next 10 years in exchange for commitments to massively upgrade health-care data collection and digital medical records.
Money is still available for health care despite downward economic trend: associate finance minister
Canada's economy is facing a "turbulent" year, but the federal government still has some spending room for big priorities including a new health-care deal with the provinces, Associate Finance Minister Randy Boissonnault said on Tuesday, January 24, 2023.
Confidential documents reveal Bay Street’s attempt to greenwash Canadian regulations
Canada’s financial heavyweights are trying to convince the federal government to let them keep pumping money into the oil and gas sector, confidential documents obtained by Canada’s National Observer reveal.
Canada and China called a truce to reach a biodiversity agreement, but will the co-operation last?
As tension between China and many western countries mounts, the United Nations biodiversity conference has set a clear example of how co-operation can help find solutions to global crises.
Trudeau's year end questions from the public asked about everything from politics to mermaid sex
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may not have started the day thinking about whether mermaids reproduce like fish or like humans, but that's what one person is asking him to consider.