Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is promising billions in new spending in the federal budget, while also laying more taxes on the highest earners. Freeland announced this year’s federal budget inside the House of Commons Tuesday afternoon. After weeks of teasing many budgetary items, the Liberal government unveiled its plans on how it intends to offset […] Read this story