Speeches

• 20 January 1999 The euro: Its economic implications and its lessons for Canada

  Remarks Gordon Thiessen Canadian Club of Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario

  We have just witnessed the dawn of a new era in Europe. Beginning this month, 11 of the 15 member countries of the European Union have joined in a currency union. And they are using the euro as their common currency. The currency union is yet another step on the road to greater economic, social, and political integration in Europe - a vision some 50 years in the making.

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