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<p><font face="Arial"></font><font face="Arial" size="+1"></font><font face="Arial" size="+1"></font><font face="Arial" size="+1"><strong>May 9, 2003 <em>(3:45 p.m. EDT)</em> No. 56</strong></font></p>
<p align="CENTER"><font face="Arial" size="+1"><strong>GOVERNMENT OF CANADA RELEASES CANADA ACCOUNT</strong></font></p>
<p align="CENTER"><font face="Arial" size="+1"><strong>ANNUAL REPORT</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"></font><font face="Arial">On May 5, 2003, the Government of Canada tabled in the House of Commons the Canada Account Annual
Report 2001-2002. The report is available on Export Development Canada's Web site at
<a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221101615/http://www.edc.ca/corpinfo/pubs/2001-2002_CanAcctRep_E.pdf">http://www.edc.ca/corpinfo/pubs/2001-2002_CanAcctRep_E.pdf</a></font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial">For further information, media representatives may contact:</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Sébastien Théberge</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Director of Communications</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Office of the Minister for International Trade</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">(613) 992-7332</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Media Relations Office</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">(613) 995-1874</font></p>
<p><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221101615/http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/"><font face="Arial">http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca</a></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Rod Giles</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Public Affairs</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Export Development Canada</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">(613) 598-2904</font></p>
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