Toronto, Ontario

• December 1, 1997

  What can monetary policy do to help the economy reach its full potential?

  Remarks Gordon Thiessen Canadian Club of Toronto Toronto, Ontario

  Today, we meet against a backdrop of some uncertainty in the international economy. I would like to begin my remarks with an assessment of what the recent financial and economic events in Asia could mean for Canada.

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• May 30, 1997

  Flexible Exchange Rates in a World of Low Inflation

  Remarks Gordon Thiessen FOREX '97 Conference Toronto, Ontario

  There is a good deal of discussion these days about Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) in Europe - about the benefits and difficulties of organizing such a union. However, today I would like to examine a somewhat different issue, one that is at the other end of the spectrum; namely, How is the international system of flexible exchange rates working these days?

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