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March 27, 2002

The Bank of Canada Launches a New $5 Bank Note

Media Relations Montréal, Quebec
David Dodge, Governor of the Bank of Canada and Paul Martin, Minister of Finance were joined at the unveiling by Jean Béliveau, former NHL hockey player for the Montréal Canadiens, Kim St. Pierre, member of the gold-medal-winning Canadian Olympic women's hockey team in Salt Lake City, and Myriam Bédard, two-time Olympic gold medallist in the biathlon.
Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
March 12, 2002

Bank of Canada Governor Reviews Canadian Monetary Policy Choices

Media Relations Paris, France
In particular, the Governor discussed how the Bank of Canada aims to promote economic growth by means of a monetary policy symmetrically focused on a 2 per cent inflation target. "We pay equal attention to any significant movement away from 2 per cent - whether above or below," Mr. Dodge said. In contrast, the European Central Bank has an inflation-control ceiling of 2 per cent, he noted.
Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
February 20, 2002

Bank of Canada Governor reviews Canada's experience with inflation targets and a flexible exchange rate

Media Relations New York, New York
In a speech to the Canadian Society of New York, Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge said today that Canada's monetary policy framework, based on an explicit inflation-control target and a flexible exchange rate, "has contributed importantly to putting the Canadian economy back on the right path to longer-term prosperity."
Content Type(s): Press, Press releases
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