Today, Finance Minister Bill Morneau spoke with members of Canadian Club Toronto, highlighting Canada's economic strengths and discussing the Government's recently released Fall Economic Statement 2018.
Finance Minister Bill Morneau was at Ryerson University in Toronto today to launch the Government of Canada's consultations for Budget 2019, as well as participate in a panel discussion and talk with students about his own experiences, and the Government's plan to invest to grow the economy and create more good, well-paying jobs for the middle class.
Today, Finance Minister Bill Morneau spoke at the Economic Club of Canada in Ottawa, highlighting Canada's economic strengths and discussing the Government's recently released Fall Economic Statement 2018, which lays out the next steps in the Government's plan to grow the economy by investing in middle class jobs.
Finance Minister Bill Morneau today met with Canada's leading private sector economists to gather their views on the state of the Canadian and global economies, and their expectations for the months and years ahead.
Speaking in Toronto at the U.S.–Canada Life Sciences Synergies Symposium hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Canada, Finance Minister Bill Morneau highlighted key accomplishments that have come from this important partnership, and spoke about how scientific collaboration benefits people and the economy – delivering a better quality of life, and helping to create more good, well-paying jobs.
Today in Beijing, Minister of Finance Bill Morneau and Minister of International Trade Diversification Jim Carr co-chaired the Canada-China Economic and Financial Strategic Dialogue (EFSD), together with Chinese State Councillor Wang Yong. The two countries agreed to work together to double agricultural trade by 2025, focus on priority sectors like agriculture and energy, and committed to strengthening economic and commercial cooperation as well as continuing exploratory discussions towards a potential comprehensive trade agreement.
Today, the Department of Finance launched its 2018 consultations, which seek Canadians' views on its contributions to the World Bank Group's International Development Association, the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative, and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
The Department of Finance Canada announced today that Canada's official international reserves increased by an amount equivalent to US$1,405 million during October to US$82,088 million.
On Monday, the Government introduced proposed legislation as part of the Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2 to change the rules for charities so that they have the full ability to pursue their charitable purposes by engaging in non-partisan political activities and the development of public policy. Specifically, the legislation proposes to: