Tiff Macklem: Monetary Policy Decision
What changed vs prior statement
- 01No material change in policy stance vs prior statement.
- 02Language essentially preserved across key paragraphs.
- 03Vote split: No vote-record change.
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Opening statement by Mr Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada and Ms Carolyn Rogers, Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, at the press conference following the monetary policy decision, Ottawa, Ontario, 10 June 2026.
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