Bank of Canada expected to raise interest rates on Wednesday as recession fears grow
Wednesday’s announcement would make it the sixth consecutive time the Bank of Canada raises interest rates this year in response to decades-high inflation.
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Pandemic benefits were too generous with businesses, stringent with workers: experts
Business supports were excessive and show the outsized influence of business groups on public policy, economists say.
Bank of Canada’s rapid rate hikes likely to cause a recession, study finds
The research institute says if the central bank aims to bring inflation down from 7.7 per cent to its two per cent target by quickly
After two years of uncertainty, Liberals ready budget under shifting circumstances
After two years of pandemic-induced uncertainty, the federal Liberals are readying to deliver an updated spending blueprint in a 2022 budget that, by all accounts, has been
Small businesses seek extra hiring aid in federal budget to help with recovery
The hiring incentive and two other programs aimed at hard-hit businesses are scheduled to expire in early May.
Federal Liberals set to deliver budget on April 7, Freeland tells House of Commons
Freeland tells the House of Commons she will unveil the government’s spending plans on April 7 in a document that has been expected to focus
New rules going after blockade financing an overreach, critics say
The federal government’s move to use expanded financial powers to crack down on the trucker protests is being called a severe overreach by financial crime
Feds loosen eligibility requirements on pandemic relief for businesses, workers
Lockdown Program will now offer wage and rent subsidies ranging between 25 and 75 per cent to employers who are subject to capacity restrictions of
Freeland sworn in as federal finance minister as PM set to seek prorogation
Freeland replaces Bill Morneau, who resigned Monday after weeks of controversy over his and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s roles in awarding a sole-source contract to
Canada, U.S. working out details of cross border non-essential travel ban
Closure of the world’s longest undefended border will begin in earnest today as Canada and the United States work out the details of banning non-essential
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