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<p><span style="font-weight: bold">December 30, 2004<br>
No. A/92</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-weight: bold">CRISIS IN SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA: MINISTERS GRAHAM, PETTIGREW,
CARROLL AND DOSANJH TO UPDATE MEDIA ON CANADA’S RESPONSE</span></p>
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<p>Defence Minister Bill Graham, Foreign Affairs Minister Pierre Pettigrew, International
Cooperation Minister Aileen Carroll and Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh will provide an
update to media on Canada’s response to the ongoing crisis in South and Southeast
Asia in terms of assistance to the people affected.</p>
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<p style="text-indent: -1in; margin-left: 1in"> </p>
<p style="text-indent: -1in; margin-left: 1in"><span style="font-weight: bold">Event:</span><span>          </span>Media availability </p>
<p style="text-indent: -1in; margin-left: 1in"><span style="font-weight: bold">Date:</span><span>            </span>Thursday, December 30, 2004</p>
<p style="text-indent: -1in; margin-left: 1in"><span style="font-weight: bold">Time:</span><span>            </span>4:30 p.m. (EST)</p>
<p style="text-indent: -1in; margin-left: 1in"><span style="font-weight: bold">Location:</span><span>     </span>National Press Theatre</p>
<p><span>                     </span>150 Wellington St.</p>
<p><span>                     </span>Ottawa, Ontario</p>
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<p>Note: Reserved for media representatives only.</p>
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<p>For more information, please contact:</p>
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<p>Sébastien Théberge<br>
Director of Communications<br>
Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs<br>
(613) 995-1851</p>
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<p>Media Relations Office<br>
Foreign Affairs Canada and International Trade Canada<br>
(613) 995-1874</p>
<p><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221075438/http://www.international.gc.ca/"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="text-decoration: underline">http://www.international.gc.ca</span></span></a><span style="color: #000000"></span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #000000">Steve Jurgutis<br>
Press Secretary<br>
Office of the Minister of National Defence<br>
(613) 996-3100</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #000000">Media Liaison Office<br>
Department of National Defence<br>
(613) 996-2353/996-2354<br>
</span><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221075438/http://www.forces.gc.ca/"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="text-decoration: underline">http://www.forces.gc.ca</span></span></a><span style="color: #000000"></span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #000000">France Bureau<br>
Press Secretary<br>
Office of the Minister of International Cooperation<br>
(819) 953-6238</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #000000">Media Relations Office<br>
Canadian International Development Agency<br>
(819) 953-6534<br>
</span><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221075438/mailto:info@acdi-cida.gc.ca"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="text-decoration: underline">info@acdi-cida.gc.ca</span></span></a><span style="color: #000000"><br>
</span><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221075438/http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="text-decoration: underline">http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca</span></span></a><span style="color: #000000"></span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #000000">Adèle Blanchard<br>
Office of the Minister of Health<br>
(613) 957-0200</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #000000">Media Relations Office<br>
Health Canada<br>
(613) 957-2988</span></p>
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