Fast says he has ‘no regrets’ speaking out against Poilievre’s ‘monetary quackery’ on Bank of Canada

Although there is a growing sense of frustration with public institutions, according to public administration expert Donald Savoie, dismissing the governor of the Bank of Canada will not address the root causes of the increase in inflation, says former parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page.
Conservative MP Ed Fast, left, and Conservative MP and party leadership hopeful Pierre Poilievre. Poilievre has recently said he would fire the Bank of Canada governor if elected 'to get inflation under control.'
After resigning from the role of his party's finance critic on May 18, Conservative MP Ed Fast says he has "no regrets" after publicly criticizing his colleague and leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre's pledge to fire the Bank of Canada governor, and what he calls "monetary quackery" coming fro...

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