VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby is calling on the Bank of Canada to halt further interest rate hikes, saying people are"hurting," and another rate increase next month might worsen, and not reduce, inflation.
The letter said the Bank of Canada had raised rates 10 times since March last year, with the current lending rate at five per cent, the highest in 22 years. Sean Gordon, a Bank of Canada media relations consultant, said in a statement the bank has no comment on Eby's letter"as we are currently in the blackout period ahead of our next interest rate decision."
Eby also wrote Thursday to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling for a targeted approach to fighting inflation, focusing on housing and infrastructure improvements. Eby's letter to Macklem said"unnecessary" further interest rate increases pose a danger not just to homeowners looking to renew mortgages but to renters, students, seniors, families and small business people looking to pay bills, just as they start to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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