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GRAHAM ANNOUNCES NATIONAL FORUM FOR YOUTH 2003
March 21, 2003 (10:45 a.m. EST) No. 30
GRAHAM ANNOUNCES NATIONAL FORUM FOR YOUTH 2003
Foreign Affairs Minister Bill Graham today announced that the National Forum for Youth 2003 will take place in Ottawa
from March 21 to 24. The theme of the National Forum is "The Next Canada: The World We Want." More than 120 young
Canadians aged 18 to 21 from across the country will participate in the forum.
"I feel that it is important to hear from Canadian youth on future directions for Canadian foreign policy," said Minister
Graham. "The report and recommendations from the National Forum for Youth will be welcome contributions to the
government's Dialogue on Foreign Policy."
The youth participants in the National Forum have been selected by seven partner organizations: the United Nations
Association of Canada, Canada World Youth, the YMCA, the Canadian Junior Chamber, the Canadian Ethnocultural
Council, War Child Canada and the National Association of Friendship Centres.
Minister Graham will take part in the National Forum on Monday, March 24.
The Dialogue on Foreign Policy was launched as part of the government's commitment in the 2002 Speech from the
Throne to engage Canadians in discussion about Canada's place in the world in order to set long-term foreign policy
directions. Consultations on the Dialogue on Foreign Policy are being carried out through public meetings and input from
citizens, parliamentarians and experts, as well as through an Internet discussion forum (www.foreign-policy-dialogue.ca).
In June 2003, the Minister will report to Canadians on the responses received.
Some National Forum participants will be available for media interviews on Saturday, March 22, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., at
the Old City Hall, 111 Sussex Drive.
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For further information, media representatives may contact:
Isabelle Savard
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
(613) 995-1851
Media Relations Office
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
(613) 995-1874
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca
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