Chrystia Freeland discusses Monday’s federal budget By News Room
Apr 20, 2021 10:20 AM
With Monday’s federal budget coming with almost a $355-billion deficit attached to it, Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrsytia Freeland says their plan is to reduce that debt by $200-billion this fiscal year.
Freeland spoke with 620 CKRM’s Gloria Evans and Cody Glydon Tuesday morning and said one thing they wanted to address in the budget was the cost facing farmers when it comes to the carbon tax.
“There’s going to be a special set aside rebate for famers, because I know that in many cases farm fuel in general is purple fuel for farmers and there’s a good reason for that, I also know in many cases farmers have no alternative to fossil fuels,” Freeland said.
A driver who was involved in a Friday, April 9th accident in Newton County died on Tuesday afternoon. Gloria Evans, 74, had been hospitalized in Alexandria, Louisiana since the crash occurred on Highway 63 about 6 miles west of Burkeville.
Mrs. Evansâ husband, Joe Evans, had been giving us updates on her condition since the accident, and he wanted KJAS News to convey his gratitude to all who have been praying for and sending well wishes to the family.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Mrs. Evans was leaving a private driveway when her 2015 Mazda passenger vehicle was struck on the driver side by a 2011 Dodge passenger vehicle, driven by 30-year-old Kynishia Roberts, also of Burkeville.
A Newton County woman was critically injured in a Friday morning accident in the Farrsville Community. The tw0-vehicle accident occurred shortly before 8:00 on State Highway 63, about 6 miles west of Burkeville.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety Sergeant Stephanie Davis, 74-year-old Gloria Evans was leaving a private driveway when her 2015 Mazda passenger vehicle was struck on the driver side by a 2011 Dodge passenger vehicle, driven by 30-year-old Kynishia Roberts, also of Burkeville.
Evans was flown from the scene to a hospital in Alexandria, Louisiana, while Roberts and her 6-month-old baby were transported by ambulance to Jasper Memorial Hospital with what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries.