Stalled EV projects, western alienation and Trump trade war looms large for new ministry. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s newly constituted cabinet met for the first time Wednesday on Parliament Hill as the government grapples with a whole host of challenges it will be charged with fixing.
The new ministry has three distinct challenges, among others, bubbling up on its watch: a U.S. trade war that’s already having an impact on Canada’s sluggish economy, persistent consumer affordability challenges and restlessness in Western Canada over the future of natural resources development.
To address cost-of-living concerns, Carney said cabinet’s first order of business is directing Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne to immediately draw up the legislation to pass what the government is calling a middle-class tax cut — a change that will save two-income families up to $825 a year. ”We’re acting on affordability as we look to build up this economy,” Carney said as he signed a “decision note” on the issue in front of the cameras in the cabinet room, not unlike how U.S…Source: cbc.ca/news
