Freeland fails to address future of Canadian economy in forthright terms

Now more than ever, Canadians need substance and forthright leadership on how we climb out of the current morass for a better future. 
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland holds a press conference in the lock-up before tabling the government’s fall economic statement in the House on pictured Nov. 21, 2023. Productivity really matters, yet Freeland gave it little attention in her update, writes David Crane.

TORONTO—Canadians looking for serious analysis of the economy, the challenges we face, and the steps needed to sustain and improve our standard of living in Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s fall economic and fiscal statement could only be sorely disappointed.&nb...

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