Event Summary:
 

Guest Speaker: Pierre Pettigrew, Minister of International Trade
12 November, 2003
 
Minister Pierre Pettigrew outlined the major challenges facing Canada on the trade front, and indicated what the plan was for the government to make progress in resolving these challenges. The Minister emphasized the importance of continuing to grow trade especially with the United States, and noted the importance to trade as well of security concerns of a "smart border." The Minister noted that the Canadian strategy involved a multipronged approach, that included the NAFTA, the FTAA, and the WTO. The speech was followed by an animated Question and Answer period.
 
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Event Video:
 

Keith Martin introduces the Honourable Pierre Pettigrew, Minister for International Trade, at a gathering of the Canadian Institute of International Affairs in Toronto.
 

 
Speech:
 
Minister Pettigrew's Speech to the Toronto Branch of the Canadian Institute for International Trade.