In a speech on 'Policies to Sustain Growth Domestically and Internationally' David Dodge of the Bank of Canada said it's an interesting time to be a Canadian at meetings such as the BIS meeting he attended Monday. My colleagues from other central banks have often commented on Canada's relatively strong economic performance over the past two or three years, Dodge said, but added that there was an element of good fortune in that performance.

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