I am very pleased with the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry's decision to immediately remove import restrictions from live Canadian birds. This has been an unfortunate situation, but the speed with which we've reached a solution is indicative of the strong relationship our countries enjoy.
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The Bank of Canada has been honoured to work with Chairman Alan Greenspan for the past 18 years, and we wish him every success in his future endeavours.
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This morning, we released our October Monetary Policy Report. In the report, we said that the global and Canadian economies have continued to grow at a solid pace, and our economy now appears to be operating at full production capacity.
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Prime Minister Paul Martin today issued the following statement regarding a powerful earthquake centred
northeast of Islamabad in Pakistan that took place this morning:
The Honourable R. John Efford, Minister of Natural Resources and Regional Minister for Newfoundland and Labrador, today issued the following statement:
Minister of Finance Ralph Goodale today issued the following statement concerning the release of new guidelines on large bank mergers in the Canadian financial sector:
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Prime Minister Paul Martin today issued the following statement on the death of Canadian citizen Zaid Meerwali, who was killed by his captors after being kidnapped on August 2, 2005, in Iraq: