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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland speaks during a news conference on the next phase of the government’s economic plan at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, on Nov. 28, 2023. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is pushing back against the idea that the federal government is wavering on its Jan. 1 timeline for implementing a new digital services tax.
Language in last week’s fiscal update suggested the government wanted some flexibility in the timeline for when the tax would go into effect.