MEDIA ADVISORIES

March 9, 2004 No. A/24

PETERSON TO SPEAK IN MONTREAL

Minister of International Trade Jim Peterson will be in Montreal on March 10 to speak at a luncheon organized by the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal as part of its ongoing lecture series on trade agreements. Minister Peterson's speech will deal with NAFTA, ten years later, and provide the government's perspective on Canada's role in the global trading system.

Event: Speech

Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2004

Time: 12:40 p.m.

Location: InterContinental Hotel

360 Saint-Antoine Street West

Montreal, Quebec

Event: Media availability

Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2004

Time: 1:45 p.m.

Location: InterContinental Hotel

Vieux-Port Room

For more information, please contact:

Jacqueline LaRocque
Office of the Minister of International Trade
(613) 992-7332

Media Relations Office
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
(613) 995-1874
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca