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GRAHAM - SPEECH TO GOPAC

October 11, 2002 No. 104

Media representatives are advised that Foreign Affairs Minister Bill Graham will deliver an address on Tuesday, October 15, at the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC) Conference.

The Conference, which will be held in Ottawa from October 13 to 16, will bring together an estimated 165 parliamentarians from around the world to examine three themes: Individual Parliamentarians Fighting Corruption; Parliament's Oversight Role; and Parliament: An Institution Operating with Integrity. Canadian Member of Parliament John Williams, who is Chairman of the Standing Committee of the House of Commons on Public Accounts, will chair the conference.

GOPAC is an international network of parliamentarians organized by region to fight corruption and promote effective governance. GOPAC will formally be launched as an institution during the Conference when members adopt a new constitution.

Event: Address to the GOPAC Conference

Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2002

Time: 8 p.m. (approx.)

Location: Ottawa Marriott Hotel

Victoria Ball Room

100 Kent St.

Ottawa

For more information, please contact:

Isabelle Savard

Director of Communications

Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs

(613) 995-1851