The 200-year old story behind Stephen Poloz’s signature on your money

This being the year Canada turns 150, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz gave a speech this week looking at the forces that have impacted Canada’s economy over the past two centuries. He sat down with Maclean’s afterward for a Q&A, which you can read here.

But Poloz also took a moment to share a story about how and why his signature on Canadian currency broke with tradition.

More from our Q&A with Stephen Poloz:

• On trade: ‘No one wins a trade war. Everybody loses.’
• On the economy: ‘It’s not time to call out the band’
• On housing: The Bank of Canada’s muddled message on house prices