David Dodge: Global imbalances and the Canadian economy Remarks by Mr David Dodge, Governor of the Bank of Canada, to the Barbados International Business Association, Bridgetown, 6 February 2006. *  *  *  Global imbalances and the Canadian economy Canada and Barbados may not have much in common in terms of climate, but we both have very open economies.
That said, the benefits of a lengthy recovery can only go so far, as the research points to some barriers to labor market outcomes for particular groups that appear to be structural.