Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says that Canada has hit a “milestone moment” as the nation’s inflation rate dropped below 3 percent in June, according to a recent Statistics Canada report, which is its lowest point in about two years.
“That is a significant moment. It should provide a lot of relief to Canadians,” Ms. Freeland told reporters via teleconference on July 18 from Delhi, India, where she was attending a G20 finance ministers’ meeting, according to CTV News.
“I really want to thank Canadians, it has been a really tough time economically since COVID first hit, since we had a recession, followed by all the strains of reopening. And this is really a good moment.”…