Trudeau's popularity as measured by opinion polls has dropped as Canadians deal with a cost-of-living crisis, sparked by the central bank's record pace of interest rate increases to tame inflation. Trudeau has waded into a sensitive monetary policy debate and past comments on interest rates by his government and other provincial politicians have raised questions about the independence of the central bank.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a press conference on the sidelines of the UNGA, in New York
"We know things are going to start getting better. Inflation is coming down. We think interest rates are going to start coming down probably middle of next year," Trudeau told the New York Times in an interview just before returning to Canada after attending the United Nations General Assembly. While the inflation has eased from its peak, the August CPI rose to 4% coming in above the central bank's 2% target, and the Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said that rates may not be high enough.
Trudeau has waded into a sensitive monetary policy debate and past comments on interest rates by his government and other provincial politicians have raised questions about the independence of the central bank.
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