Chrystia Freeland details $8.9B in measures to tackle affordability in first major speech since budget
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is delivering her first major speech since the budget today, outlining $8.9 billion in financial supports her government has introduced to help Canadians deal with rising inflation.
“We know that Canadians are worried about inflation and that they’re asking what their government is going to do about it,” Freeland said in a media statement.
“That’s why we have a new Affordability Plan — $8.9 billion in new support this year — that is going to put more money in the pockets of Canadians at a time when they need it most.”
Freeland said her plan to address inflation and the affordability crisis has five parts: respecting the role of the Bank of Canada, investing in workers, managing the debt, creating good jobs and funding the suite of programs that make up the Affordability Plan.
Freeland’s 40-minute speech to the Empire Club in Toronto also touched on strategies to…
