Edmonton, Alberta

• February 1, 2011

  Canada's Competitive Imperative: Investing in Productivity Gains

  Remarks Tiff Macklem Productivity Alberta Edmonton, Alberta

  Canada’s advantages were very apparent through the financial crisis. They sheltered us from the worst of the storm and put Canada at the front of the pack coming out of the recession.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• May 6, 2010

  Is There a Commodity Curse? Lessons from the Past

  Remarks John Murray University of Alberta Institute for Public Economics and C.D. Howe Institute Edmonton, Alberta

  As the title of the conference suggests, we have seen many boom-and-bust cycles in the commodity sector. This raises one obvious and central question: How can we avoid them in the future?

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• January 11, 2010

  Canada's Housing Sector in Recession and Recovery: Beyond Bricks and Mortar

  Remarks David Wolf Edmonton CFA Society Edmonton, Alberta

  The beginning of a new year is a good time for reflection – a chance to look back over the past 12 months and consider what may lie ahead. Certainly, 2009 saw remarkable economic and financial upheaval around the world, which plunged Canada into a severe recession.

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

  Canada Offers Important Perspective as G-20 Leaders Pursue Critical Financial Reforms: Governor Carney

  Media Relations Edmonton, Alberta

  As Canadian and international policy-makers work to create a more stable, efficient global financial system, Canada has much to offer from its own experience, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said today.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
• 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
• June 26, 2001

  Canada's Monetary Policy Approach: It Works for Canadians

  Remarks David Dodge Edmonton Chamber of Commerce Edmonton, Alberta

  The Bank of Canada's commitment is to contribute to the economic well-being of Canadians. This means conducting monetary policy so that it fosters sustained economic growth - by creating conditions that favour rising output, employment, and incomes, and a stable macroeconomic environment.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks
• June 26, 2001

  Bank of Canada Governor says Canada's monetary policy approach works

  Media Relations Edmonton, Alberta

  The Governor stressed that the real value of a floating currency for Canada is that it helps absorb some of the impact of external shocks that affect Canada differently than the United States because of important differences in the economic structures of the two nations.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases