Speeches

• April 28, 2009

  Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

  Opening statement Mark Carney House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Ottawa, Ontario

  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.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• April 23, 2009

  Release of the Monetary Policy Report

  Opening statement Mark Carney Ottawa, Ontario

  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.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• April 1, 2009

  Rebuilding Confidence in the Global Economy

  Remarks Mark Carney Northwest Territories Chamber of Commerce and Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

  These are very challenging times. The Canadian economy is in recession. The global economy is facing a crisis of confidence, triggered by the most severe financial meltdown since the Great Depression; fanned by sharp falls in trade, manufacturing output, and financial wealth; and intensified by steep increases in unemployment.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• March 30, 2009

  What Are Banks Really For?

  Remarks Mark Carney University of Alberta School of Business Edmonton, Alberta

  Across the world's major economies, addressing the failures of banking ranks among the highest policy priorities. In the harsh glare of the current financial turmoil, it is clear that many banks outside of Canada were either not doing their jobs or were doing them in ways that created enormous risks.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• March 12, 2009

  Financial System Policy Responses to the Crisis

  Remarks David Longworth Financial Markets Association of Canada Toronto, Ontario

  With your professional interests in foreign exchange, money markets, capital markets, and derivatives, I'm sure the past year and a half has been exciting and interesting – if those are the right words. We've been living through a period of astonishing financial turbulence, historic marketplace losses, and serious threats to financial stability.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• March 5, 2009

  Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

  Opening statement Pierre Duguay House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Ottawa, Ontario

  As we have consistently emphasized, stabilization of the global financial system is a precondition for economic recovery, both globally and in Canada. To that end, policy-makers around the globe have acted aggressively and creatively by initiating a series of unprecedented actions aimed at stabilizing the global financial system.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• February 23, 2009

  Knowledge is Power – Advancing Competitiveness in Changing Times

  Presentation Paul Jenkins Colleges Ontario conference

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Presentations
• February 10, 2009

  Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

  Opening statement Mark Carney House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Ottawa, Ontario

  Let me state at the outset that the speed and synchronized nature of the recent global downturn has resulted in a heightened degree of uncertainty, which is evident in the diverse views on the outlook.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• January 27, 2009

  Inflation Targeting in a Global Recession

  Remarks Mark Carney Halifax Chamber of Commerce Halifax, Nova Scotia

  These are challenging times, indeed. We are facing a financial crisis without comparison for generations. Most financial markets have experienced historic declines in prices and unprecedented spikes in volatility.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• January 22, 2009

  Release of the Monetary Policy Report Update

  Opening statement Mark Carney Ottawa, Ontario

  The outlook for the global economy has deteriorated since the October Monetary Policy Report, with the intensifying financial crisis spilling over into real economic activity.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements