What Canada's spring economic update means for your wallet | The House

Описание: This week, the Carney government released its first spring economic update, which featured a better-than-expected outlook despite a U.S. trade war and Middle East instability. What does this mean for Canadians? Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne explains how the plan aims to ease affordability pressures. Also: a breakdown of the new sovereign wealth fund. And, historian and fascism expert Timothy Snyder discusses how Canada is navigating the Trump presidency, U.S. influence in Alberta’s sovereigntist circles, and the state of Canadian democracy.

00:00 - Intro
01:41 - Does the government’s spring economic update help you?
18:06 - How will Canada’s new sovereign wealth fund work?
28:21 Fascism 'can happen anywhere' — a warning from a world-renowned expert

#politics #canada #economy #podcast

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