Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks at a press conference in Ottawa on Nov. 19, 2024.Photo by Patrick Doyle/THE CANADIAN PRESS

Freeland says we're in a 'vibe-cession' and she's got the cure

'What's (Freeland's) message to people who are hungry and homeless after nine years of her government?' asked Poilievre. 'That they just need to get with her vibe?'

by · National Post

OTTAWA — Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Monday that she hopes her government’s proposed GST holiday will help bridge the gap between Canada’s macroeconomic picture and historically stressed-out households by bringing good vibes to the latter.

“People have been talking about a ‘vibecession’… and the fact that Canadians just aren’t feeling that good,” Freeland told reporters at a press conference in Ottawa to promote the temporary sales-tax reprieve. “That’s shaping their economic behaviour in ways that are not great for the Canadian economy.”