On Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland provides her weekly economic update alongside other federal ministers.

Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne announces the government is freezing the threshold at which the Competition Bureau must be notified of a potential business merger.

Housing Minister Sean Fraser announces a $123-million investment that he says will help eight homebuilders drive innovation and build more than 5,000 affordable homes

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