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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland holds a press conference in the media-lockup prior to tabling the Federal Budget in Ottawa on April 16, 2024. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
The federal government is going after car thieves in its latest budget, which proposes several new Criminal Code offences specific to auto thefts.
The Liberals are proposing new charges for the use of violence while stealing a vehicle and for links to organized crime, as well as laundering money for the benefit of a criminal organization.