Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s first budget, released in the House of Commons today, contains significant new pledges to expand affordable housing, fund home retrofits, invest in a green recovery and kick-start the National Trade Corridors Fund.  Freeland reiterated a February promise to take a long-term approach to investing in public transit and also promised new spending on broadband. She forecasted that the government’s deficit will drop by more than … Continue reading Freeland unveils broad infrastructure pledges in Budget 2021