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CANADIANS TO ATTEND PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM ON WTO
April 26, 2002 (2:10 p.m. EDT) No. 38
CANADIANS TO ATTEND PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM ON WTO
International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew today welcomed the opportunity for Canadians to voice their views
on international trade and development at the WTO's public Symposium on the challenges and opportunities
arising from the Doha Ministerial Declaration. The event is being held in Geneva, Switzerland, from April 29 to
May 1.
"The Doha agenda energized trade negotiations, creating a global partnership built around a strong social
agenda," said Minister Pettigrew. "I'm pleased that more Canadians than ever are interested and engaged in
these vital trade and development discussions."
Over 30 Canadians from non-governmental organizations, academia, the private sector and both federal and
provincial governments, and representing a range of interests, will attend the Symposium. The three-day
program includes a plenary and work sessions that will address various elements of the Doha Declaration,
including market access, trade and environment, and the functioning and financing of the WTO.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade will work with the participants to develop a summary
report of the Symposium's activities to stimulate further dialogue on the issues in Canada. It will be posted on
the Department's Trade Negotiations and Agreements Web site at http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/tna-nac/what-e.asp in the near future.
More information on the Symposium can be found at
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dda_e/symp_devagenda_02_e.htm
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A list of Canadian participants in the Symposium is attached.
For further information, media representatives may contact:
Sébastien Théberge
Office of the Minister for International Trade
(613) 992-7332
Media Relations Office
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
(613) 995-1874
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca
Backgrounder
LIST OF CANADIAN PARTICIPANTS
Diana Bronson
Carole Samdup
Rights and Democracy
Stuart Clark
Canadian Foodgrains Bank
Caroline Emond
Dairy Farmers of Canada
Chicken Farmers of Canada
Canadian Egg Marketing Agency
Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency
Canadian Broiler Hatching Egg Marketing Agency
Josée Filion
Markus Gehring
Centre for International Sustainable Law
Mark Halle
Luke Eric Peterson
David Runnalls
Konrad Von Moltke
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Ailish M. Johnson
University of Oxford, Oxford College
Mark Lee
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Peter A. Ludwig
Attorney at Law
Arthur Manuel
Nicole Schabus
Interior Alliance
Sylvia Ostry
Munk Centre for International Studies
University of Toronto
Marie-France Paquet
University of Ottawa
Brian Russell
Georgetown University
Fergus Watt
World Federalists of Canada
Robert Wolfe
Queen's University
Federal Government Officials
Graham Barr
Mary Chow
Abdoulaye Diop
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Bianca Bohanan
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Adair Heuchan
Martin Loken
Permanent Mission of Canada to the WTO
Provincial Government Officials
Martin Bourgeois
Jean-Frédéric Morin
Ministère des Relations internationales
Government of Quebec
Mathilde Paul-Hus
Ministère de l'Industrie et du commerce
Government of Quebec
Carole Raymond
Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation
Government of Quebec
J.A. Rosario
Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Competitiveness Centre
Government of Alberta
Senate of Canada
Peter A. Stollery
Chair, Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
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