David Dodge: Recent economic developments and the conduct of monetary policy Speech by Mr David Dodge, Governor of the Bank of Canada, to the Metropolitan Halifax Chamber of Commerce, Halifax, 18 June 2003. *  *  *  Good afternoon, and thank you for the invitation to speak with you today.
It’s great to be back in Halifax, one of Canada’s most colourful port cities. It is the wonderful juxtaposition of the new with the old - Halifax’s modern focus with its rich maritime traditions - that makes this city special. It’s been a year since I last spoke in Halifax, and a lot has changed since then.