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<p><strong>May 8, 2003 No. 52</strong></p>
<p><strong>PETTIGREW TO VISIT MONTREAL AND QUEBEC CITY</strong></p>
<p>Media representatives are advised that International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew will visit Montreal and Quebec City,
on May 9. He will be the guest speaker at the launch of the "Focus on Trade Agreements" series, organized by the World
Trade Centre in Montreal in association with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. The Minister will
deliver a speech on the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and will answer questions from participants.</p>
<p>In Quebec City, Minister Pettigrew will be the keynote speaker at the Québec Forest Industry Council (QFIC) Annual
Convention. He will deliver a speech on the current state of the softwood lumber dispute between Canada and the United
States.</p>
<p><strong>Event:</strong> Ministerial address (open media coverage*)</p>
<p><strong>Date:</strong> Friday, May 9, 2003</p>
<p><strong>Time:</strong> 8:30 a.m.</p>
<p><strong>Location:</strong> Hotel Inter-Continental Montréal</p>
<p>Sarah Bernhardt Room</p>
<p>360 St-Antoine Street West</p>
<p>Montreal</p>
<p><strong>Event:</strong> Ministerial address (open media coverage)</p>
<p><strong>Date:</strong> Friday, May 9, 2003</p>
<p><strong>Time:</strong> 12:25 p.m.</p>
<p><strong>Location:</strong> Québec City Convention Centre</p>
<p>Room 200AB</p>
<p>1000 René-Lévesque Blvd. East</p>
<p>Quebec City</p>
<p>*To register for the WTC event, please contact:</p>
<p>Sylvie Paquette</p>
<p>Coordinator, Media Relations</p>
<p>Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal</p>
<p>(514) 871-4000, ext. 4015</p>
<p>For more information, please contact:</p>
<p>Sébastien Théberge</p>
<p>Director of Communications</p>
<p>Office of the Minister for International Trade</p>
<p>(613) 992-7332</p>
<p>Media Relations Office</p>
<p>Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade</p>
<p>(613) 995-1874</p>
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