Canada's recession debate 'neither accurate nor helpful,' says RBC chief economist

RBC Senior Vice President and Chief Economist Frances Donald on why she believes discussions around the 'technical recession' are focusing on the wrong thing. Plus, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance Ryan Turnbull discusses what measures the federal government is enacting to help Canadians dealing with affordability issues. And Mother of four Kayla Dillon also explains why she doesn't think the federal government’s GST top-up payment is a long-term solution for the cost of groceries. Chapters: 00:00 Frances Donald, RBC chief economist 09:54 Ryan Turnbull, Parliamentary secretary to the finance minister 20:50 Kayla Dillon, mother of four »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS For breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: https://www.cbc.ca/news Follow CBC News on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cbcnews Subscribe to CBC News on Snapchat: https://bit.ly/3leaWsr Subscribe to CBC News on WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb6MSjH9Bb63S9tbQa1Y Download the CBC News app for iOS: http://apple.co/25mpsUz Download the CBC News app for Android: http://bit.ly/1XxuozZ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» For more than 80 years, CBC News has been the source Canadians turn to, to keep them informed about their communities, their country and their world. Through regional and national programming on multiple platforms, including CBC Television, CBC News Network, CBC Radio, CBCNews.ca, mobile and on-demand, CBC News and its internationally recognized team of award-winning journalists deliver the breaking stories, the issues, the analyses and the personalities that matter to Canadians.