Given these positive surprises, and because monetary policy must be forward - looking to achieve our inflation target, Governing Council's discussions focused on three main issues: first, the extent to which recent strength is
signalling stronger economic momentum in Canada and globally; second, how heightened levels of uncertainty, particularly
about US tax and trade policies, should be incorporated in our outlook; and third, how much excess
capacity the economy currently has, and the growth rate of potential output going forward.
What that
signals to countries all over the world is not only are we supposed to rev up our surveillance and think
about our pandemic response
capacity, we're also supposed to have access to some tools for our public health tool kits.
Some out of the box thinking
about other ways to protect the brain from the onslaught of these amyloid plaques, to help boost its
signaling capacity among the different cells.