Our average growth rate from 2001 to 2007 was 1.7 percent. The next three years will be no different with a projected average growth rate of below 2 percent. I have said this in the past that with a growth rate this low, we will double the size of our economy in about 50 years!
This training, of course, is ongoing. The RCMP continues to be a strong and committed partner in the fight against counterfeiting. Reports of the death of cash are greatly exaggerated: Our research shows that cash is used for more than half of all shopping transactions. Canadians need a currency they can trust.