MEDIA ADVISORIES
PETTIGREW - FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL-TERRITORIAL SOFTWOOD LUMBER MEETING
March 12, 2002 No. 38
Media representatives are advised that International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew will host a special federal-provincial-territorial meeting, including representatives from the softwood lumber industry. The purpose of this meeting, which will be
held on Wednesday, March 13, in Ottawa, is to discuss the current negotiations with the United States, aimed at resolving
the softwood lumber dispute.
Provincial and territorial representatives are:
Mike de Jong, British Columbia Minister of Forests
Lucie Papineau, Quebec Minister Delegate for Industry and Trade
François Gendron, Quebec Minister of Natural Resources
John Snobelen, Ontario Minister of Natural Resources
Halvar Jonson, Alberta Minister of International and Intergovernmental Relations
Mike Cardinal, Alberta Minister of Sustainable Resource Development
Chris Axworthy, Saskatchewan Minister of Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs
MaryAnn Mihychuk, Manitoba Minister of Industry, Trade and Mines
Norm Betts, New Brunswick Minister of Business and Minister Responsible for Service
(also representing Prince Edward Island)
Allan Masters, Newfoundland Deputy Minister of Forest Resources and Agrifoods
John Raynor (Yukon)
Event: Media Briefing
Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2002
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: Main Lobby
Lester B. Pearson Building
125 Sussex Drive
Ottawa
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
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca |
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