Middle-class tax cut and trade barriers to form top priorities in early Carney government

Prime Minister Mark Carney set a goal of removing federal barriers to internal trade by July 1, along with implementing a middle-class tax cut that he said would save two-income families up to $825 a year.

Prime Minister Mark Carney laid out priorities for his government during a news conference on May 2, which he said includes 'embarking on the biggest transformation of the economy since the Second World War.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

May 24, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s minority government will be under time pressure to follow through quickly on a middle-class tax cut and addressing interprovincial trade in the coming weeks, and over the longer-term may focus on a narrow range of priorities in a shift towards ...

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