Speech by Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of Canada

OTTAWA, March 19 /CNW Telbec/ - On Wednesday, 24 March 2010, Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, will speak to the Ottawa Economics Association and the Canadian Association for Business Economics.

    
    Topic:             Productive Virtue in a Wicked World

    Time:              13:05 (Eastern Time)

    Place:             Fairmont Château Laurier
                       1 Rideau Street
                       Ottawa, Ontario

    Lock-up:           At 11:20 (Eastern Time), copies of the speech will be
                       made available to journalists, under embargo. The
                       lock-up will be held at the Bank's head office in
                       Ottawa. The embargo will be lifted at 12:50 (Eastern
                       Time). (Please use the East Tower entrance at
                       245 Sparks Street and have your press card with you.)

                       For security reasons, those wishing to attend the
                       lock-up must confirm by calling Stephanie Bento at
                       613 782-7183 before noon on Tuesday, 23 March.

    Distribution:      The Governor's text will be available at
                       12:50 (Eastern Time):
                       -  on site
                       -  on the Bank's website
                          (http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/speeches/index.html)

    Press Conference:  At approximately 14:10 (Eastern Time), the Governor
                       will hold a press conference in the Burgundy Room at
                       the Fairmont Château Laurier.

    Webcast:           Audio webcasts of the speech and the press conference
                       will be accessible from this location.
                       (http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/real/)
    

For further information: Jeremy Harrison at [phone] or [email protected]