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• January 27, 2000

  Bank of Canada Governor speaks to the Metropolitan Halifax Chamber of Commerce

  Media Relations Halifax, Nova Scotia

  There has been a dramatic move among major central banks over the past decade towards greater transparency in monetary policy, Bank of Canada Governor Gordon Thiessen told the Metropolitan Halifax Chamber of Commerce in a speech today. This process has been driven not only by the general trend to greater accountability on the part of […]

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• January 27, 2000

  Accountability and Transparency in Canada's Monetary Policy

  Remarks Gordon Thiessen Metropolitan Halifax Chamber of Commerce Halifax, Nova Scotia

  Public sector institutions have been undergoing significant changes over the past decade. One of the most important changes has been the move to greater accountability. Public institutions are now required to be more open and to provide more information about their operations. Or, to use the word currently in vogue, to be more “transparent.”

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