LONDON, April 1 (Reuters) - Canadian finance minister Bill
Morneau said he planned to stick with major investment plans
unveiled in last week's budget, regardless of the level of the
Canadian dollar or a pick-up in short-run growth.
"The long term decisions that we are taking are decisions
that (are) right for the economy irrespective of the dollar," he
said at a Reuters Newsmaker event in London on Friday.
Morneau said he was "delighted" by stronger-than-expected
January gross domestic product data released on Thursday, and
added that a higher oil price would benefit both Canada and the
global economy.