February 3, 2005

Minister of Finance Ralph Goodale and Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge to Participate in the February 4-5, 2005, G-7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meetings in London, UK

Note: All times are local.

Friday, February 4

12:30 p.m.

Minister of Finance Ralph Goodale will meet with Commission for Africa member Bob Geldof.

5 p.m.

Minister Goodale will meet with Chinese Finance Minister Jin Renqing.

5:30 p.m.

Minister Goodale will meet with Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

6:45 p.m.

Minister Goodale and Governor Dodge will attend a G-7 meeting with Nelson Mandela.

7:45 p.m.

Minister Goodale and Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge will attend the G-7 working dinner.

Saturday, February 5

7:30 a.m.

Minister Goodale will attend the G-7 Finance Ministers' breakfast meeting with China, India, Brazil and South Africa.

9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Minister Goodale and Governor Dodge will attend the G-7 Meeting.

1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Minister Goodale and Governor Dodge will attend a G-7 working lunch with Chinese colleagues.

4 p.m. (11 a.m. EST)

(Times are approximate. Journalists will be notified of any delays through the teleconference operator.)
Minister Goodale and Governor Dodge will be available to the media after the conclusion of the meeting, in the Henry Moore Room of the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre.

Canadian journalists who would like to take part by telephone must dial 1 888 265-0464 (from North America) and refer to reservation #3861533 at least 10 minutes before the event is scheduled to begin.

For further information:

Pat Breton
Office of the Minister of Finance
(613) 996-7861

David Gamble
Public Affairs and Operations Division
(613) 996-8080