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Old 03-20-2013, 04:08 PM   #263
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Originally Posted by MarchHare View Post
Not to my knowledge. The Finance Minister controls fiscal policy (tax rates, government spending) while the Governor of the BoC controls monetary policy (interest rates, monetary supply).
Which is a good thing. The government has far too much incentive to sacrifice the long term in favour of the short term.
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