Chrystia Freeland, the deputy prime minister and minister of finance, provides an update on the federal government’s economic plan. She is joined at the news conference in Ottawa by federal ministers Sean Fraser (housing), François-Philippe Champagne (industry), Anita Anand (Treasury Board) and Marc Miller (immigration). Fraser announces a plan to reform the Apartment Construction Loan Program in order to provide low-cost loans to spur the construction of more student housing. Responding to questions from reporters, Freeland comments on reports that the government is examining a possible rebrand of the federal carbon pricing rebate system. Miller faces questions on the recent decision to impose a temporary cap on international student visas to address the housing shortage.


Joint Press Encounter by France, together with Ecuador, Guyana, Japan, Malta, Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States on the situation of women in Sudan, delivered by Nathalie Broadhurst, Deputy Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations.