Bank of Canada deputy warns about negative effects of protectionism

Timothy Lane says populism may lead to less trade and lower standards of living

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Protectionist policies may endanger trade and economic growth, and affect monetary policy in Canada, Bank of Canada deputy governor Timothy Lane said in a speech on September 18.

In How Canada’s international trade is changing with the times, Lane says exports and imports represent about 65% of Canada’s output, one of the highest ratios among the G7 countries.

He laments that “these trading relationships are now being called into question. Populist movements in some of our major trading

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