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Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
house of commons
HOUSE OF COMMONS
CHAMBRE DES COMMUNES
OTTAWA, CANADA
K1A 0A6

Comité permanent des affaires étrangères et du commerce international

For immediate release


NEWS RELEASE


PUBLIC HEARING IN MONTREAL ON NOVEMBER 3 AND 4, 2005

Ottawa, October 28, 2005 -

The House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade announces that as part of its study of Canada’s International Policy Statement: A Role of Pride and Influence in the World, it will hold a public hearing in Montreal, on Thursday, November 3, 2005 (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.) and on Friday, November 4, 2005 (9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.) at the Université du Québec à Montréal, 450 Ste-Catherine Est, niveau Métro, Studio-Théâtre Alfred-Laliberté.

The Committee plans to hold cross-country hearings for its study during the next few weeks, with an aim of hearing the views of as many Canadians as possible on the issues raised by the Government’s International Policy Statement, which was tabled in Parliament on 19 April 2005.

The input from these hearings will contribute to the Committee’s final recommendations and report to Parliament.

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For more information concerning the Committee’s hearings, please contact:
Angela Crandall, Clerk of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Tel: (613) 996-1540
E-mail: FAAE@parl.gc.ca