Tuesday, May 27, 2008

The Govenator

Like I said, one of the amazing things about the Tour is the chance to meet interesting people. Case in point: today.

After a stimulating day at the European Central Bank, we returned to Hachenburg for another economic lecture. This one was from David Murray Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada. He gave a talk about the inflation targeting of the Bank and the economic outlook for Canada. As a big shot in the Bank, his talk was a bit biased. According to him Canada is doing just great despite the rising currency and disparity across the country. But that's national monetary policy for you. It was still slightly thrilling to have a brush with that kind of fame.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm sure he would be less than impressed about his talk being "biased" and "less than stellar" however, this may be offset by the fact that you referred to him as a brush with "fame" and keyworded the entry "celebrities"!

Dee said...

It was true. He's a public figure and I didn't expect him to level with us and say "Hey, we're in quite the pickle here." He talked mostly about overall growth. But it was interesting to see such a big shot hear him talk about his field of expertise.

Anonymous said...

Is anyone else disappointed that this article what not about Arnold schwarzenegger? I was hoping for a picture of tiny Diana standing next to MASSIVE Arnold.

Dee said...

That's how I draw you in with misleading titles. :) Sorry to disappoint.

Anonymous said...

Didn't they teach you that misleading titles are a bad thing? :)