The Bank of Canada has released its Monetary Policy Report for October 2003. Since the April Report, the Canadian economy has been hit by a number of unusual shocks: SARS, BSE, the Ontario electricity blackout, and the severe forest fires in British Columbia, the report said. The Bank expects growth in the Canadian economy to strengthen during the fourth quarter and through 2004. On balance, the expansion should be above the rate of potential growth, relying primarily on solid household spending