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Toronto –

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week:

Macklem on the Hill

Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem and senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers will be at the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance on Tuesday.

The pair will also be at the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy on Wednesday.

Parkland results

Parkland Corp., which has faced calls for a review of strategic alternatives from its largest shareholder Simpson Oil Ltd. as well as U.S.-based activist investor Engine Capital LP,  will report its results after the close of markets on Wednesday followed by a conference call on Thursday morning. The company announced last month that it has put its Florida-based retail and commercial businesses up for sale as part of a previously announced strategy to divest non-core assets.

GDP figures

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