Carolyn Rogers on productivity
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“One of the ways that Canada could boost its ability to deal with economic shocks is to improve our productivity. Productivity can act as a buffer when you experience the kind of shocks that we have been experiencing and that we anticipate are likely to continue or at least not decrease.”
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About Carolyn Rogers
Carolyn Rogers, Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, appeared before the Public Accounts committee on June 1, 2026, where she faced questions about Canada's productivity, debt servicing costs, and the money supply. During the hearing, Rogers stated that "money supply is created primarily by commercial banks when they lend" and that it moves "in response to demand in the economy." She also addressed the government's $59 billion in debt servicing costs, agreeing with a committee member's point that "money that is spent on debt servicing could be redirected to other things." Rogers described productivity as a "buffer" against economic shocks, noting that "an economy that has high productivity can grow faster before it starts to create inflationary pressure." On May 28, 2026, Rogers and Deputy Governor Toni Gravelle presented the Bank's Financial Stability Report. Rogers said the report "gauges the resilience of the Canadian financial system" and "explores key risks and vulnerabilities that could undermine that resilience." She identified high stock and corporate debt valuations, rising global sovereign debt issuance, and hedge fund activity in sovereign bond markets as areas of concern, stating that hedge fund leverage "with the backdrop of a more volatile geopolitical environment makes it more likely that that trigger event could happen and disrupt those markets." Rogers also noted emerging risks from artificial intelligence, which she said "may also increase the speed, scale, and sophistication of cyber attacks." She described the mortgage renewal wave as having caused less stress than feared, attributing this to household savings, wage increases, and lower interest rates. Rogers stated that "the shocks that are really dangerous are the things you never thought of happening."