MEDIA ADVISORIES
PETTIGREW SPEECH AT A BREAKFAST ORGANIZED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CANADIAN MANUFACTURERS AND EXPORTERS (ALBERTA DIVISION) AND INDUSTRY CANADA'S INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRES
Media representatives are advised that International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew will give an
address on Tuesday, August 21, in Edmonton. Mr. Pettigrew will speak about the promotion of
Canada's trade in the western hemisphere and address the softwood lumber issue at a breakfast
organized in partnership with the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (Alberta Division) and
Industry Canada's International Trade Centres.
Media representatives are also advised that a telephone background briefing on softwood lumber
will be held by departmental officials on Tuesday afternoon.
Event: Breakfast presentation (open media coverage)
Date: Tuesday, August 21, 2001
Time: 8:15 a.m. local time
10:15 a.m. EDT
Location: Hotel Macdonald
Wedgwood Room (main floor)
10065-100 Street
Edmonton, Alberta
Event: Background briefing (by telephone)
Date: Tuesday, August 21, 2001
Time: 9:30 a.m. local time
11:30 a.m. EDT
Details: Call the Media Relations Office at (613) 995-1874 between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. local
time / 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. EDT to obtain an access code. Media representatives only. Call 1-888-265-0903 (in Canada) or
1-613-954-9003 (outside Canada).
For more information, please 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 |
August 20, 2001 No. 55/Nº 55 Le 20 août 2001
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