May 8, 2003 No. 52

PETTIGREW TO VISIT MONTREAL AND QUEBEC CITY

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.

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.

Event: Ministerial address (open media coverage*)

Date: Friday, May 9, 2003

Time: 8:30 a.m.

Location: Hotel Inter-Continental Montréal

Sarah Bernhardt Room

360 St-Antoine Street West

Montreal

Event: Ministerial address (open media coverage)

Date: Friday, May 9, 2003

Time: 12:25 p.m.

Location: Québec City Convention Centre

Room 200AB

1000 René-Lévesque Blvd. East

Quebec City

*To register for the WTC event, please contact:

Sylvie Paquette

Coordinator, Media Relations

Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal

(514) 871-4000, ext. 4015

For more information, please contact:

Sébastien Théberge

Director of Communications

Office of the Minister for International Trade

(613) 992-7332

Media Relations Office

Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

(613) 995-1874

http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca