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<p><strong>January 30, 2002</strong> <strong>No. 16</strong></p>
<p>Media representatives are advised that International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew will deliver the luncheon address to the
Canadian Forest Products Association at PaperWeek International 2002 on Thursday, January 31, 2002, in Montreal.</p>
<p><strong>Event:</strong> Luncheon address (open coverage)</p>
<p><strong>Date:</strong> Thursday, January 31, 2002</p>
<p><strong>Time:</strong> 12:00 p.m.</p>
<p><strong>Location:</strong> Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel</p>
<p>Grand Salon</p>
<p>900 René Lévesque Boulevard West</p>
<p>Montreal, Quebec</p>
<p><strong></strong><strong>Event:</strong> Media availability</p>
<p><strong>Date:</strong> Thursday, January 31, 2002</p>
<p><strong>Time:</strong> 1:30 p.m.</p>
<p><strong>Location:</strong> Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel</p>
<p>Outside Grand Salon</p>
<p>For more information, please contact:</p>
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<p>Office of the Minister for International Trade</p>
<p>(613) 992-7332 </p>
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<td>Media Relations Office
<p>Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade</p>
<p>(613) 995-1874</p>
<p>http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca</p>
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