Apr. 17, 2024
Justin Trudeau’s federal Liberals want to solve some of the same issues as Doug Ford’s provincial PCs — but in very different ways
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared on The Trillium, a new Village Media website devoted exclusively to covering provincial politics at Queen’s Park.
While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford are focused on solving some of the same problems, the federal government’s 2024 budget shows it’s interested in different kinds of solutions.
The 2024 budget federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled Tuesday focuses on Canada’s housing affordability crisis. Finding an affordable home has become a key challenge for Trudeau’s Liberals, as it has for Ford’s PCs.