Speeches
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19 May 2009 When the Unconventional Becomes Conventional: Monetary Policy in Extraordinary Times
The financial turbulence that began in the U.S. subprime-mortgage market in August 2007 reached maximum intensity towards the end of 2008, and enveloped the entire global economy. Strains that had previously been concentrated in a few major financial centers turned into a full-blown crisis, affecting both industrial and emerging-market economies through trade, financial, and confidence channels. -
6 May 2009 Opening Statement before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce
These are difficult economic times, with the Canadian economy being buffeted by an intense and synchronized global recession. In recent months, that global recession has been exacerbated by delays in implementing measures to restore financial stability around the world.