I won’t attempt to summarise that, since it has been published in recent Bulletins. But some key considerations have emerged with greater clarity than was previously available to us.
Throughout 2005, the people of Saskatchewan have been celebrating the many remarkable contributions that this province and its citizens have made to Canada. Gerald Bouey and Gordon Thiessen, two of my predecessors as Governor, are examples of individuals with deep Saskatchewan roots who have made great contributions to the Bank and to our country.