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Tories, NDP call out CBC president for not ruling out bonuses, despite layoffs
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland is seen during a news conference, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
report on business
Ottawa stops layering on new climate promises to focus on implementation — and gets lukewarm reviews
Canada's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland takes part in a press conference before delivering the fall economic update in Ottawa, Canada, November 21, 2023. REUTERS/Blair Gable
opinion
The Liberals’ new definition of restraint: overspending by less than they had previously
Andrew Coyne
canada
Take The Globe’s news quiz for the week ending Nov. 17
politics
Freeland, Singh talk competition law changes ahead of fall economic statement
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, November 7, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
canada
Chrystia Freeland pushes back against premiers’ demand Ottawa to stop negotiating housing funding with cities
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, November 7, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
politics
Freeland to release fall economic statement on Nov. 21
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, November 7, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
politics
Federal government ran $35.3-billion deficit last fiscal year, final figures show
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland and President of the Treasury Board Anita Anand listen to Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, October 24, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
politics
Business council urges Chrystia Freeland to avoid new spending in economic update
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland takes part in a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. Freeland is applauding the B.C. government for going after short-term rentals and says the federal government is looking at what it can do on the issue as well. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
politics
Chrystia Freeland accuses Putin of weaponizing MPs’ ovations for Ukrainian SS veteran
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland holds a press conference in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
politics
Politics Briefing: Freeland pushes back after Putin’s comments
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland holds a press conference in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
In a transformed economy, the Liberals are still fighting the last fiscal battle
The Editorial Board
opinion
Canada’s overly inclusive definition of ‘immigrant’ threatens to upset the apple cart
Michael Barutciski
tax matters
High income earners in Canada are already paying their fair share of tax
Tim Cestnick
opinion
Ottawa should collect CEBA loans from those who can repay, and help those who can’t
The Editorial Board
politics
Ottawa is warned unilateral digital services tax on tech giants could trigger U.S. retaliation
Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Monday, June 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
politics
Canada refuses to delay digital services tax further as overall multinational tax agreement pushed back
Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, June 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
politics
Federal government posts $44.4-billion deficit in final month of the fiscal year
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland rises during Question Period, in Ottawa, Monday, May 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
canada
Graduate students, researchers protest for living wage and scholarship increases
Protester march on St George St. for the nation-wide walkout on Monday, May 1, 2023. This protest is to demand a federal increase to funding for all graduate students and postdocs grants scholarships/ fellowships and grants. Tuan Minh Nguyen/ The Globe and Mail
opinion
Ottawa’s $13-billion (and counting) ribbon-cutting won’t reverse Canada’s economic decline
The Editorial Board
cost of living
A better alternative to the Alternative Minimum Tax
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland arrive to deliver the federal budget in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
report on business
Beware risk of ‘mutually sabotaging competition’ on corporate subsidies: Freeland
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 12: Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivers remarks during an event at the Peterson Institute for International Economics on April 12, 2023 in Washington, DC. Freeland addressed Canada's response to inflation, economic stability and the future of global trade. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
taxes
How does the alternative tax measure work, really?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland arrive to deliver the federal budget in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. The Royal Canadian Legion is asking the Trudeau government for more details about its promise of more money to address longstanding delays and backlogs for ill and injured veterans. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
british columbia
Freeland meets B.C. Premier, defends budget’s lack of new funding for affordable housing
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland and B.C. Premier David Eby arrive for a news conference after touring Powertech Labs, in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
explainer
The details of the grocery rebate announced in the federal budget
FILE PHOTO: A person pushes a shopping cart through the produce section of a grocery store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada November 22, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
canada
Ottawa loosens fiscal restraints with new spending
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland enter the House of Commons to deliver the budget on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
opinion
Budget 2023: The Liberals’ reckless deficit of choice
The Editorial Board
politics
Upcoming federal budget to detail crackdown on ‘junk fees’ for consumers, source says
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. New Democrats are calling on the federal government to follow through with their promise of making a tax credit for caregiver a refundable benefit. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
canada
Bank and Trust Co. Association pushes for higher deposit limits
A pedestrian passes a Silicon Valley Bank Private branch in San Francisco, Monday, March 13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jeff Chiu
opinion
Budget 2023: The growing generation gap between what Ottawa spends on older and younger Canadians
The Editorial Board
politics
Conservatives more trusted than Liberals to manage federal finances, Nanos survey says
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland delivers the fall economic statement in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada November 3, 2022. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
canada
Toronto asks Ottawa, province for hundreds of millions to fill budget gap
Workers clear snow from Toronto City Hall during a snow storm in Toronto, Saturday, March 4, 2023. Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for much of southern Ontario. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
opinion
If Ottawa got real about coming fiscal challenges, a GST hike would be part of the conversation
David Parkinson
politics
Chrystia Freeland rings national security alarm about founders of Canadian bank with suspected ties to China
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, February 13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
opinion
Emergencies Act’s freezing of bank accounts reflects wider mess at Finance Canada
Jon Hartley