OTTAWA – On Thursday, 4 February 2010 , Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, will speak to the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce.
Topic: The Economic Outlook for Canada
Time: 12:45 (Central Time), 13:45 (Eastern Time)
Place:
Canad Inns Polo Park
1405 St. Matthews Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Lock-up:
At 12:00 (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 13:30 (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 Stephanie Bento at 613 782-7183 before noon on Wednesday, 3 February.
Distribution:
The Governor's text will be available at 12:30 (Central Time) , 13:30 (Eastern Time) :
Press Conference:
At approximately 13:30 (Central Time) , 14:30 (Eastern Time) , the Governor will hold a press conference in Ambassador Room 4 at the Canad Inns Polo Park.
Webcast: Audio webcasts of the speech and the press conference will be accessible.
For more information, please contact Jeremy Harrison at 613 782-8782 or jharrison@bankofcanada.ca
