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Justin Trudeau plots Canada’s sharpest turn left in economic policy in decades – BNN Bloomberg

Justin Trudeau plots Canada’s sharpest turn left in economic policy in decades – BNN Bloomberg
— Read on www.bnnbloomberg.ca/justin-trudeau-plots-canada-s-sharpest-turn-left-in-economic-policy-in-decades-1.1485022

Trudeau Taps Carney for Help in Crafting Recovery Plan – Bloomberg

Mark Carney, the only person to run two major nations’ central banks, is helping Justin Trudeau craft next steps in a plan to pull Canada out of a deep recession sparked by the coronavirus.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-10/trudeau-taps-carney-for-help-in-crafting-covid-19-recovery-plan

Ottawa extends CERB and announces three new COVID-19 benefits

On her second day in her new job, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland updated millions of Canadians who receive Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) benefits on what’s next.The $2,000 a month benefit was launched as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but was set to wind down at the end of the month
— Read on ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/ottawa-extends-cerb-and-announces-three-new-covid-19-benefits-190619588.html

Trudeau Seeks to Avoid Fiscal Cliff With Beefed Up Programs – Bloomberg

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government plans to extend Canada’s emergency income support for another four weeks, beef up the country’s employment insurance plan and introduce new temporary programs at a cost of C$37 billion ($28.1 billion) over the next year in an effort to keep stimulus flowing into the economy.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-20/trudeau-seeks-to-avoid-fiscal-cliff-with-beefed-up-programs

Trudeau Outlines ‘Expansionist Strategy’ With Freeland On Board – Bloomberg

Justin Trudeau, seeking to rejuvenate his government’s mandate amid an ethics scandal and double digit unemployment, named a new finance minister, suspended all parliamentary business, and promised to return next month with an “ambitious” new spending plan to help drive the recovery.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-18/trudeau-outlines-expansionist-strategy-with-freeland-on-board-ke0qhlon

Trudeau tries to pivot — and trips over his finance minister | CBC News

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says proroguing Parliament gives the government a chance to prepare for the “unprecedented opportunity” presented by the pandemic. But that can’t obscure the fact it’s egregious, Aaron Wherry writes.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberal-government-trudeau-prorogue-wherry-1.5691338

Parliament prorogued until Sept. 23 as Trudeau government reels from WE Charity controversy | CBC News

Parliament is prorogued until Sept. 23, giving the the Liberal government an opportunity to relaunch its agenda and refocus as it reels from an ethics controversy.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberal-government-trudeau-prorogue-government-1.5690515

Freeland sworn in as federal finance minister as PM set to seek prorogation – BNN Bloomberg

Freeland sworn in as federal finance minister as PM set to seek prorogation – BNN Bloomberg
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