Statement by the Prime Minister to mark the New Year

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, at present issued the next assertion to mark the New 12 months:

“Tonight, Canadians throughout the nation and around the globe will collect with household and mates to ring within the New 12 months. This is a chance to mirror on the previous yr and to look to the longer term with renewed hope and optimism.

“In 2024, Canadians did what Canadians do finest. We caught collectively, supported each other, and obtained by means of good instances and dangerous instances alongside one another. And the Authorities of Canada took motion to make life higher for Canadians and ship equity for each era.

“By means of our Housing Accelerator Fund, we’re fast-tracking 750,000 new houses over the following decade, and we’re taking motion to maintain housing inexpensive. We’re defending renters from unfair hire costs and making hire funds depend towards their credit score rating. We’re additionally figuring out public land throughout the nation the place new houses could be constructed.

“This fall, we introduced that we’re placing more cash in your pocket with a two-month GST/HST tax break. This can be a tax break for all Canadians, so it can save you on necessities like groceries, snacks, and children’ clothes. With more cash in your pocket, you should purchase the stuff you want and save for the stuff you need.

“As we glance to a brand new yr and the work forward, strengthening the center class will proceed to be our precedence. Over the previous yr, we elevated the Canada Baby Profit and started rolling out the Canadian Dental Care Plan, which has already helped greater than 1.2 million Canadians go to the dentist. We’re additionally transferring ahead with pharmacare, which can make contraceptives in addition to diabetes drugs, like insulin, utterly free.

“As we depend all the way down to midnight tonight, I invite Canadians to hitch me in celebrating all that we’ve got achieved collectively in 2024 and in wanting towards a greater and fairer future within the new yr.

“Comfortable New 12 months, Canada!”