As politicians pitch tighter regulations on the short-term rental market as a path to housing affordability in Canada, there is renewed debate about whether tougher crackdowns on Airbnb and others …
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says she is directing the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) to work on making no- and low-cost bank accounts more readily available for Canadians. This …
Russia is “weaponizing” the mistake of inviting and honouring Yaroslav Hunka to Parliament, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland warned Thursday. She told reporters that Canada needs to push back hard …
A Canadian senator is looking to “modernize” the Bank of Canada’s mandate, including appointing “external” people to a permanent committee to discuss and set interest rates. The changes put forward …
Canada’s top grocery executives have pledged to “support” the Liberal government’s efforts to keep prices in check, Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says. The heads of Canada’s biggest grocery chains attended …
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem reaffirmed the central bank’s independence on Thursday in response to politicians weighing in on the institution’s interest rate decisions over the past week. “I …
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow accused the federal government of finger pointing on Monday, as Canada’s deputy prime minister placed the responsibility to help the city with its pandemic-ravaged finances on …