September 23, 2020 | With the onset of the Bank of Canada's mandate renewal, and聽economic uncertainty due to COVID-19, many Canadians are left wondering what the future of monetary policy will look like for the country.聽Read why聽H茅l猫ne Baril says the time is right to open the debate on the role of the central bank with insights from speakers at the Max Bell School's ongoing Choosing the Right Target conference.

With the Bank鈥檚 mandate up for renewal next year, this conference will broaden the debate and explore the policy options facing the Bank.
MONTREAL:聽The Max Bell School of Public Policy at 9I制作厂免费 has re-launched Choosing the Right Target: Real Options for the Bank of Canada's Mandate Renewal. This conference, originally scheduled for the spring of 2020, is now being hosted online between September 22-25, where the six options facing the Bank of Canada will be debated.

Max Bell School Director Chris Ragan and Professor Stephen Gordon of Universit茅 Laval penned this opinion piece to highlight the importance of monetary policy and the upcoming revision of the Bank of Canada's mandate. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect many spheres of public policy, the Bank of Canada will need to carefully consider all policy objective alternatives.
to read the article and聽learn more.聽

Christopher Ragan, director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy at 9I制作厂免费, joins The Hot Room to take them聽through Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem's speech on the Bank's role in the economic recovery.聽
MONTREAL - On Tuesday, November 20, 2018, Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins will visit 9I制作厂免费 and deliver a speech during the first Max Bell Policy Luncheon, organized by the Max Bell School of Public Policy.聽
Topic: Major public policy issues around monetary policy frameworks and how those issues have become more complex in the post-global financial crisis world.
Time:12:00 - 14:00 (Eastern Time)
鈥淔or months the consensus has been that interest rates in Canada would remain stable right into 2018. Now Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz and his colleagues are dropping broad hints that the central bank will move a lot sooner, perhaps as early as next Wednesday鈥檚 meeting.鈥 ()