Friday, 8 June 2007
OTTAWA – On Wednesday, 13 June 2007, David Dodge, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, will speak at the St. John's Board of Trade.
Topic:
Demographics, Labour Input, and Economic Potential: Implications for Monetary Policy
Time:
13:10 (Newfoundland Time), 11:40 (Eastern Time)
Place:
Fairmont Newfoundland Hotel
115 Cavendish Square
St. John's, NL
Lock-up:
At 10:25 (Eastern Time), copies of the speech will be made available to journalists, under embargo. The lock-up will be held at the Bank's head office in Ottawa. The embargo will be lifted at 11:25 (Eastern Time). (Please use the East Tower entrance at 245 Sparks Street and have your press card with you.)
For security reasons, those wishing to attend the lock-up must confirm by calling Nathalie Smith at 613 782-7382 before noon on Tuesday, 12 June.
Distribution:
The Governor's text will be available at 12:55 (Newfoundland Time), 11:25 (Eastern Time):
on site
on the Bank's website
Press Conference:
At approximately 13:55 (Newfoundland Time), 12:25 (Eastern Time), the Governor will hold a press conference in the Garrison Room.
Webcast:
Audio webcasts of the speech and the press conference will be accessible from this location: www.bankofcanada.ca/en/real.
For more information, please contact Jeremy Harrison
at 613 782-8782 or jharrison@bankofcanada.ca.
