According to the projections in the recently released Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices (Outlook Report), real GDP is expected to grow by 1.1 percent in fiscal 2014, 1.5 percent in fiscal 2015, and 1.3 percent in fiscal 2016 (Chart 2).
One may be forgiven for at first thinking that this word seems out of place in a discourse on productivity. However, when one stops to consider the concept of Smart Partnerships, based as I understand it on the universal values of trust, respect, understanding, good faith and fair play, it becomes abundantly clear that civility is indeed the most appropriate word within this context.