Speeches
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29 November 2001 Opening Statement before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce
The Bank has a commitment to contribute to the economic well-being of Canadians. This means that we must conduct monetary policy so that it fosters sustained solid economic growth. -
7 November 2001 Release of the Monetary Policy Report
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7 November 2001 Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance
Right now, all national economies face difficulties - difficulties stemming from the further weakening of the world economy and from the terrorist acts in the United States. As businesses, governments, and individuals in Canada - and around the world - strive to come to terms with the implications of those acts, the main preoccupation is, naturally, with the near term.