Chrystia Freeland

The New Democrats have used their agreement with the Liberal government as leverage to push for more ways to save Canadians money in the next federal budget, leader Jagmeet Singh says.

The coming federal budget should lower taxes, cap spending and make it easier to build new houses, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said on Sunday, March 12, 2023, as he pinned blame for current economic woes on the Liberals.

“It was always a disaster from a climate change perspective, but this is now an economic crime that has stolen $30 billion of public funds from real climate solutions," said Greenpeace Canada senior energy strategist Keith Stewart.

The federal government plans to introduce a tax credit for clean hydrogen investments in Budget 2023, but academics and some civil society groups say there’s a risk it could end up subsidizing fossil fuels if it’s not done right.

The federal government has presented a new health-care funding offer that would see Ottawa shift $196 billion to the provinces and territories over the next 10 years in exchange for commitments to massively upgrade health-care data collection and digital medical records.

Canada's economy is facing a "turbulent" year, but the federal government still has some spending room for big priorities including a new health-care deal with the provinces, Associate Finance Minister Randy Boissonnault said on Tuesday, January 24, 2023.

Canada’s financial heavyweights are trying to convince the federal government to let them keep pumping money into the oil and gas sector, confidential documents obtained by Canada’s National Observer reveal.

As tension between China and many western countries mounts, the United Nations biodiversity conference has set a clear example of how co-operation can help find solutions to global crises.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may not have started the day thinking about whether mermaids reproduce like fish or like humans, but that's what one person is asking him to consider.

Supply-chain turbulence is here to stay, so what is Canada doing about it?

The 58-page strategy launched in Vancouver Friday does not name China directly, but because China is a dominant player in global critical mineral supply chains, the strategy is a clear attempt to eat into Beijing's market share.

A new front in the fight against climate change is emerging as Canada’s largest bank and top fossil fuel financier, RBC, plans to buy the Canadian arm of one of Europe’s top fossil fuel-financing banks, HSBC.

Parents can apply with the Canada Revenue Agency starting today, December 1, 2022, to receive the children's dental benefit that the federal Liberals say is intended to provide cost-of-living relief to low-income Canadians but that critics say is a drop in the bucket. 

People aren’t picking between Disney+ or Netflix, they’re choosing between which bills they can and can’t pay, writes NDP MP Niki Ashton.

Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux told members of Parliament on Monday, November 28, 2022, that the federal government did not show fiscal restraint in its recent fall economic statement.