In a speech on 'Economic Literacy, Inflation Targeting, and Medium-Term Planning' given on 13 November. David Longworth of the Bank of Canada discusses the relationship between better economic education and a stronger economy and how an understanding of inflation-targeting and simple rules of thumb, based on low and stable inflation of 2 per cent, can make economic planning easier for Canadians. He goes on to explain how Canada's monetary policy framework has helped our economy weather a series