OTTAWA – On Thursday, 13 March 2008, Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, will speak before the Toronto Board of Trade.
Topic:
Addressing Financial Market Turbulence
Time:
13:10 (Eastern Time)
Place:
Downtown Centre
1 First Canadian Place
Adelaide Street Entrance
Toronto, Ontario
Lock-up:
At 11:55 (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 12:55 (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, 11 March.
Distribution:
The Governor's text will be available at 12:55 (Eastern Time):
Press Conference:
At approximately 14:10 (Eastern Time), the Governor will hold a press conference in the Ridout room (3rd Floor).
Webcast:
Audio webcasts of the speech and the press conference will be accessible at: Bank of Canada
For more information, please contact Jeremy Harrison at 613 782-8782 or jharrison@bankofcanada.ca.
