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Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has inadvertently conceded that middle class Canadians are worse off now after nine years of her and Justin Trudeau's power in government, defending the capital gains tax increase by saying the wealthy have to live in gated communities and fly on private jets to stay away from the angry ordinary folks. True North's Andrew Lawton weighs in.

Insolvencies rose 12.1 per-cent last year compared with 2023, primarily driven by small- to medium-sized businesses.

U.S. President Donald Trump used his World Economic Forum special address to say that his administration could do without Canadian energy or imports from its auto and lumber sectors. Tune into The Daily Brief.

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation released its annual report outlining major federal tax increases coming in the new year.

"In 2025, Trudeau will again take more money out of the pockets of Canadians through higher payroll taxes, while also making life more expensive with carbon and alcohol tax hikes."

The biggest and most rage-inducing news stories featured U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, including his election victory and his recent tariff threats.

The Trudeau government’s temporary GST tax break will cost around $2.7 billion to compensate provinces with a harmonized sales tax, according to the Parliamentary Budget Officer’s latest report.

Rising housing costs? Unaffordable food? Canadians on the verge of bankruptcy? No, Canada’s economy is actually doing great and better than everywhere else, according to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that with NDP support, his government will pause both GST and HST sales taxes for Canadians on select goods for two months, starting weeks before Christmas. 

Calgary has outpaced all other North American cities in tech job growth over the past five years, according to a new report from CBRE, the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm.