Opinion: The Bank of Canada insists it is not funding the government. Really?
The Globe and Mail Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Bank of Canada officials are getting increasingly testy at suggestions the central bank is enabling a spending spree in Ottawa by vacuuming up federal debt to the tune of $4-billion a week. Governor Tiff Macklem and other central bank executives have used recent public appearances to refute charges that the bank’s quantitative...