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Canada to do 'whatever it takes' when it presents first budget since 2019
Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Tuesday she would present the first federal budget in two years on April 19, promising it will offer the support needed to those struggling during the pandemic, plus a plan to boost growth. “We will continue to do whatever it takes to support Canadians and Canadian businesses. And we have a plan for jobs and robust growth,” Freeland said when she announced the date during Question Period in the House of Commons. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government did not pass a budget last year because it said the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, during which ... (full story)