The new $ polymer bank note – which begins today to make its way into banks, stores, and wallets across the country – features the Canadian National Vimy Memorial. It is altogether fitting that this bank note – the most widely used denomination – would remind Canadians of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, which was so pivotal in our history.
With inflation unlikely to cause a problem by being too high over the next year or two, the statement after the recent meeting indicated that the Board retains the flexibility to ease further, should that be helpful. BIS central bankers’ speeches  3