Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland to talk Canadian economy amid rampant inflation
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Chrystia Freeland will address the Empire Club of Canada in Toronto on Thursday afternoon to discuss the outlook for the economy amid rampant inflation.
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is set to give a speech about the Canadian economy Thursday as consumers cope with the highest levels of inflation since 1991.
Freeland is set to deliver a keynote address to the Empire Club of Canada in Toronto at noon local time.
The speech, which Global News will carry live, will be her first major update on the Canadian economy since delivering the federal budget in April.
Since that time, inflation has continued to surge in Canada, despite expectations from economists that price growth would cool towards the middle of the year.
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