In first remarks after Canada enters ‘technical recession,’ Carney acknowledges ‘weakness’ in economy - BNN Bloomberg

OTTAWA - While Prime Minister Mark Carney acknowledged weaknesses in the Canadian economy, he also defended the federal government’s economic agenda on Tuesday and did not use the word “recession.” “This government’s been in the process of laying the foundations for a stronger, more resilient, more independent Canadian economy,” Carney said Tuesday when asked directly by reporters in Ottawa about whether Canada is in a recession. “That process is settling in during that time as we make major investments, major changes to how the government operates, how we do major projects, how we have new …