By Andrew Thomson | UPDATED June 16, 2022 3:50pmET
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivers speech on the economy and inflation
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland told the Empire Club of Canada today that she does not "underestimate" the economic challenges of the months to come as inflation worries continue across the country.
Freeland reinforced federal measures such as increases to the Canada Child Benefit, Canada Workers Benefit, Canada Housing Benefit, and Old Age Security.
"I’m confident that our plan is the right one. But I do not underestimate the economic difficulties and, frankly, the uncertainty of the months to come," says Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland in Toronto speech on government’s proposals to ease the impact of inflation.#cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/u11svHvxgu
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Watch the full address:
Watch Freeland's news conference:
Watch Conservative and NDP reaction:
“We don’t believe that what Chrystia Freeland has put forward is going to help with the struggles Canadians are going through right now,” says Conservative finance critic Dan Albas as he reacts to the finance minister’s speech on government’s efforts to fight inflation.#cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/AEAdl26uWR
— CPAC (@CPAC_TV) June 16, 2022
“The reality is there is nothing new in her speech that’s actually going to help people in a real way today,” NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said in response to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s keynote address on the federal government’s plan to combat inflation.#cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/7TCSBOvIvI
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WATCH: Chief Justice holds news conference
Chief Justice of Canada Richard Wagner holds a news conference in Ottawa to provide an update on the work of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Among the topics discussed by Wagner: concerns about the security of the Supreme Court building itself, court backlogs across Canada, the need for transparency by public institutions to combat misinformation, and the future of the Supreme Court's bilingualism requirement.
In the House
MPs have unanimously agreed to drop vaccination requirements for the House of Commons, beginning next week.
By unanimous consent, the #HoC adopted a motion regarding the suspension of measures affecting COVID-19 vaccination during House and committee proceedings, effective Monday, June 20, 2022.
— In the Chamber (@HoCChamber) June 16, 2022
Text of the motion will be ready after adjournment: https://t.co/TJ4XKrbc27
Watch question period:
This evening MPs hold a take-note debate on global food insecurity.
A take-note debate sees the House switch to a Committee of the Whole. MPs can speak as many times as they wish – 10 minutes at a time with up to 10 minutes of questions.
Also:
Bill C-9 is debated at second reading.
And the government has tabled Bill C-27 -- changes to personal information protection and privacy law, and proposed rules for artificial intelligence.
Cattle Producers Raise Concerns About New Labelling Proposal
Representatives from the Canadian Cattleman’s Association hold a news conference to raise concerns about new ground beef labelling proposed by Health Canada. They are joined by Bloc Québécois MP Yves Perron and Conservative MP Richard Lehoux. (no interpretation)
Today in Politics Podcast: Mark Sutcliffe and John Ivison
Chrystia Freeland is expected to unveil a $7-billion plan today aimed at fighting inflation. The opposition continues to call for the resignation of the public safety minister. And the lifting of travel restrictions isn’t expected to solve problems at Canadian airports and borders.
