&gt; No rational economist can look at the situation in Canada and say that &quot;Canada forgot to plan for its future by leaning on oil and the loonie&quot; it&#x27;s a ridiculous statement.<p>Many &quot;rational economists&quot; have made that statement. Even the head of the Bank of Canada himself has suggested it is regrettable that our currency is so tied to oil. He can&#x27;t openly criticize gov policy and so that&#x27;s about as close as Poloz can get to condemnation.<p>Classic hacker news comment. &quot;I must disagree with whatever the post says and declare that no rational person could disagree with my criticism.&quot;