Let me give you only three examples of contemporary artists who illustrate very well the dense fabric of trans-frontier admiration and influence: Our collection includes two works by the Austrian painter Hubert Scheibl, one of the bestknown representatives of the new abstraction of the 1990s.
So a proper assessment of the degree of monetary ease in the economy has to consider both our low interest rates and the relatively low Canadian dollar. Now, what about the perception that any move by the Bank of Canada to less-stimulative monetary conditions means “slamming on the brakes” for our economy? Let me stay with the automobile analogy for a moment.