Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland speaks with reporters in Brampton Ont final

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland holds a news conference in Brampton, Ontario, after touring a local trucking facility. She is joined by Liberal MPs Shafqat Ali (Brampton Centre), Ruby Sahota (Brampton North), Maninder Sidhu (Brampton East) and Sonia Sidhu (Brampton South), Tanvir Singh (operations manager, KJS Transport Inc.) and Bob Punia (Ontario Dump Truck Association). She responds to questions on a new Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ study that says the Bank of Canada’s strategy for tackling inflation may trigger a recession, what the federal government plans to do offset the increasing cost of fuel and gas, and the necessity of maintaining the ArriveCan app for travellers entering Canada.

In Toronto, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers remarks ahead of a roundtable discussion with community leaders on gun violence. He is joined by Masai Ujiri, president of the Toronto Raptors and co-founder of Giants of Africa.

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