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The Bank of Canada today unveiled Canada's new $100 bank note, which will go into circulation beginning 17 March. The new note was unveiled in Halifax by the Honourable Robert Thibault, Member of Parliament for West Nova, Nova Scotia, David Dodge, Governor of the Bank of Canada, Marc Garneau, President of the Canadian Space Agency and former astronaut, and Daniel Gallivan, a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada.

In September and October 2003, officials from the Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada consulted with market participants on issues specific to the Real Return Bond (RRB) program.

The Bank of Canada today released its Update to the October Monetary Policy Report. This report discusses economic and financial trends in the context of Canada's inflation-control strategy.

Three developments have led us to modify our outlook for economic growth and inflation in Canada, since our October Monetary Policy Report. These include: stronger-than-expected world economic activity, the continued sharp depreciation of the U.S. dollar against major world currencies (including the Canadian dollar), and a somewhat larger output gap in Canada at the end of 2003.

Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 2 1/2 per cent. The operating band for the overnight rate is correspondingly lowered, and the Bank Rate is now 2 3/4 per cent.

The Bank of Canada today announced the appointment of Pierre Godin to the position of adviser. The appointment is for an 18-month period; Mr. Godin will be joining the Bank in mid-March.

Canada’s new $100 bank note will be unveiled on Wednesday, 28 January 2004, in Halifax. The first high denomination note in the Canadian Journey series will be unveiled by the Honourable John Efford, Minister of Natural Resources Canada, and David Dodge, Governor of the Bank of Canada.

A consultation document on issues relating to the design and operation of the government's domestic debt programs for fiscal year 2004/05 and beyond, prepared jointly by the Department of Finance and the Bank of Canada, is being made public today.

When giving a speech near the end of a year, it is common practice to look back over the past 12 months, consider what we have learned from the events and experiences of the year, and think a bit about what might lie ahead. I became Governor of the Bank of Canada in 2001 and, since that time, I have found myself saying at the end of each year, "Well, we won't see another year like that again."

Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge today reviewed the economic adjustments that Canadians made through the 1990s and talked about the adjustments that will be necessary in coming decades.