Opening statements

• April 13, 2017

  Opening Statement before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce

  Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce Ottawa, Ontario

  Good morning, Mr. Chairman and committee members. Senior Deputy Governor Wilkins and I are pleased to be back before you today to discuss the Bank’s Monetary Policy Report (MPR), which we published yesterday. At the time of our last appearance in October, I spoke about the factors that caused us to downgrade our outlook for […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• April 12, 2017

  Opening Statement before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

  Opening statement Stephen S. Poloz House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Ottawa, Ontario

  Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman and committee members. Senior Deputy Governor Wilkins and I are happy to be before you today to discuss the Bank’s Monetary Policy Report (MPR), which we published earlier today. When we were last here in October, I spoke about the factors that caused us to downgrade our outlook for the Canadian […]

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements
• April 12, 2017

  Monetary Policy Report Press Conference Opening Statement

  Opening statement Carolyn A. Wilkins Ottawa, Ontario

  Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins discusses key issues involved in the Governing Council’s deliberations about the policy rate decision and the MPR.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Opening statements Topic(s): Domestic demand and components, Housing, Monetary policy, Monetary policy and uncertainty, Potential output, Recent economic and financial developments