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Freeland unveils new housing measures
Freeland announces new measures to expand access to the housing market.
Canada’s Freeland Hints at Broader Trade Action Against China: Bloomberg
Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland speaks at a news conference before the tabling of the Fall Economic Statement, in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023.
Capital gains tax change 'shortsighted' and 'sows division' business groups tell Freeland: CTV
Canada’s 2024 budget includes a proposal to increase the inclusion rate for capital gains, a measure that is drawing criticism from business groups in Canada.
Taking stock of Budget 2024: Three key takeaways
Canada’s 2024 budget is now at the 10-day mark since being tabled by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on April 16 - enough time to take stock of and process reaction from stakeholders.
Budget fallout: Backlash over capital gains tax hike, structural deficits
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s 2024 budget released on Tuesday continues to make headlines as analysts, pundits and journalists parse through the numbers and proposed policies.
Trudeau government keeps to activist agenda in tax-and-spend budget
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled the 2024 budget Tuesday, with big spending to increase Canada’s housing supply. The only thing keeping the deficit trajectory in check were new taxes, including $19 billion over five years in new capital gains levies on wealthy individuals and corporations – underscoring the extent to which we have fully entered a populist moment in Canadian politics, Theo Argitis writes.
