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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: bold">October 26, 2006<br>
No. A/52</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: bold">MINISTER EMERSON TO DELIVER KEYNOTE LUNCHEON ADDRESS</span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: bold">AT THE ASIA PACIFIC SUMMIT</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif">The Honourable David L. Emerson, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the
Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics, will give the keynote luncheon
address at the Asia Pacific Summit, hosted by the Asia Pacific Foundation, in
Vancouver on Friday, October 27, 2006.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif">Minister Emerson will also make an announcement on behalf of the Honourable Carol 
Skelton, Minister of National Revenue and Minister of Western Economic
Diversification. The Government of Canada will invest in three key projects that will help
build new commercial links between Western Canadian businesses and opportunities in
Asia.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif">Minister Emerson will be available to answer questions from the media immediately
following his address.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif">Media representatives who wish to cover the event must register with the Asia Pacific
Foundation either online at </span></span><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221103130/http://www.asiapacific.ca/apsummit/media.cfm"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="text-decoration: underline">http://www.asiapacific.ca/apsummit/media.cfm</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000"> or by
contacting Melina Czerwinski at 778-829-8712 or Maggie Nevin at 604-740-6183.</span></span></span></p>
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<td class="table1column2" width="86%" style="padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in" valign="top"><p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">Keynote luncheon address</span></span></span></p>
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<td class="table1column2" width="86%" style="padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in" valign="top"><p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">Friday, October 27, 2006</span></span></span></p>
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<td class="table1column1" width="14%" style="padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in" valign="top"><p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-weight: bold">Time:</span></span></span></span></p>
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<td class="table1column2" width="86%" style="padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in" valign="top"><p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">1:15 p.m. PDT</span></span></span></p>
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<td class="table1column2" width="86%" style="padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in" valign="top"><p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">Crystal Pavilion Ballroom</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">Lobby Level, Pan Pacific Hotel</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">300-999 Canada Place</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">Vancouver, B.C.</span></span></span></p>
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<td class="table2column2" width="86%" style="padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in" valign="top"><p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">approx. 1:55 p.m. PDT</span></span></span></p>
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<td class="table2column2" width="86%" style="padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in" valign="top"><p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">Crystal Pavilion Ballroom</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">Pan Pacific Hotel</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">For more information, please contact:</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">Jennifer Chiu<br>
Press Secretary<br>
Office of the Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Pacific Gateway and
the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics<br>
613-371-1557</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif">Trade Media Relations Office</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif">Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif">613-996-2000</span></span></span></p>
<p><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221103130/http://www.international.gc.ca/"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="text-decoration: underline">http://www.international.gc.ca</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">Mike Winterburn</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">Director of Communications</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">Office of the Minister of National Revenue and Minister of Western Economic
Diversification</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">613-995-2960</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">Bernée Bolton</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">Communications Manager</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">Western Economic Diversification Canada</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">604-666-1324</span></span></span></p>
<p><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221103130/http://www.wd.gc.ca/"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="text-decoration: underline">http://www.wd.gc.ca</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p>
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