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March 22, 2007
Promoting Economic Flexibility: A Shared Responsibility
These remarks are based on a to the Vancouver Board of Trade, 13 September 2006. -
February 20, 2007
Standing Senate Committee on National Finance
The preamble of this bill addresses some very important issues: the need for Canadians to trust in the management of the public purse, and the importance of openness and accountability. I can assure you that the Bank of Canada takes these issues very seriously. -
September 13, 2006
Weathering Economic Shocks: The Importance of Flexibility
First, I should explain what I mean by flexibility. As most of you are surely aware, the Bank of Canada has been openly discussing the importance of promoting policies that support economic efficiency, including financial system efficiency. Efficiency refers to the allocation of scarce economic resources to the most productive uses, in a cost-effective way. -
June 29, 2006
What Monetary Policy Can and Cannot Do
As Canada's central bank, we are committed to conduct monetary policy in a way that fosters confidence in the value of money. This is our primary responsibility. But the Bank has a number of other functions that are very important to economic life in Canada. We promote the safety and soundness of the financial system. -
February 1, 2006
Global Economic Trends: Implications for Canada
World economic growth has been remarkably strong over the past three years, averaging close to 4 1/4 per cent, and it is expected to stay around 4 per cent this year and next. -
March 30, 2004
Asia and the Global Economy
To state the obvious, Canada is a very open economy, heavily dependent on foreign trade. What goes on in the rest of the world can have a substantial impact on our domestic economy.
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