MEDIA ADVISORIES

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PETTIGREW - BRIEFING ON CHINA-WTO LEGISLATION

February 4, 2002 No. 19

Media representatives are advised that senior federal government officials will hold a briefing on An Act to Amend Certain Acts as a Result of the Accession of the People's Republic of China to the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization. The bill, which will be tabled on Tuesday, February 5, 2002, will amend existing Canadian legislation, allowing Canada to fully implement safeguards and anti-dumping rights that were agreed to in China's WTO accession negotiations.

Event: Background briefing (for Canadian media)

Date: Tuesday, February 5, 2002

Time: 4:00 p.m.

Location: National Press Theatre

150 Wellington Street

Ottawa, Ontario

By telephone: Please call the Media Relations Office between 9:00 and

10:30 a.m. to obtain an access code.

You can then join the conference call at these numbers:

1-888-265-0903 (outside the National Capital region)

(613) 954-9003 (within the National Capital region)

For more information, please contact: