Speech by Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of Canada

OTTAWA, June 11 /CNW Telbec/ - On Wednesday, 16 June 2010, Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, will speak to the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce.

    
    Topic:             Fortune Favours the Bold: Short- and Medium-Term
                       Challenges for the Canadian Economy

    Time:              12:50 (Atlantic Time); 11:50 (Eastern Time)

    Place:             Rodd Charlottetown Hotel
                       75 Kent Street
                       Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

    Lock-up:           At 10:05 (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 11:35 (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 Tuesday, 15 June.

    Distribution:      The Governor's text will be available at 12:35
                       (Atlantic Time), 11:35 (Eastern Time):
                       - on site
                       - on the Bank's website
                         (http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/speeches/index.html)

    Press Conference:  At approximately 13:50 (Atlantic Time), 12:50 (Eastern
                       Time), the Governor will hold a press conference in
                       the Provinces Lounge at the Rodd Charlottetown Hotel.

    Webcast:           Audio webcasts of the speech and the press conference
                       will be accessible from this location.
                       (http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/real/)
    

For further information: Jeremy Harrison at 613 782-8782 or [email protected]