The Federal Government unveils $101.4B in new spending

TORONTO – Defeating Covid-19, getting out of the recession caused by the pandemic and reviving the country, with the aim of making it more prosperous and innovative. These are the three challenges to which the 2021 Budget must respond, according to what was indicated yesterday by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, who presented her first manoeuvre in the House of Commons since taking over the reins of the dicastery after the resignation of Bill Morneau.