/R E P E A T -- Media advisory - Montréal: Millstone or Driving Force? - The GMA's Importance as Quebec's Economic Metropolis/

Montréal, Nov. 7, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - Members of the media are invited to attend a press conference for the release of a major study by the Institut du Québec regarding Montréal's role in the Quebec economy. The conference will take place Monday, November 10, at the InterContinental Montréal hotel.

Raymond Bachand, President of the Institut du Québec, Denis Coderre, Mayor of Montréal, and Robert Poëti, Minister of Transport and Minister responsible for the Montréal region, will be speaking at the event and will be available for one-on-one interviews.

What:	Press conference: Montréal: Millstone or Driving Force? The GMA's Importance as Quebec's Economic Metropolis (Montréal : boulet ou locomotive? L'importance de la métropole pour l'économie du Québec)
Participants:	Raymond Bachand, President, Institut du Québec
	Denis Coderre, Mayor of Montréal Robert Poëti, Minister of Transport and Minister responsible for the Montréal region
Date:	Monday, November 10, 2014
	1:30 p.m.: Doors open to reporters
	1:40 p.m.: Press conference begins
Location:	InterContinental Montreal 360 Saint-Antoine St. West, Montréal, Quebec Vieux-Montréal / Vieux-Port room, 2nd Floor Metro station: Square-Victoria–OACI

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About the Institut du Québec
A partnership between the Conference Board of Canada and HEC Montréal, the Institut du Québec focuses its research and studies on the socioeconomic issues facing Quebec. It strives to provide public and private sector leaders with the tools needed to make more informed decisions, and thus help build a more productive, competitive, and prosperous society. www.institutduquebec.ca

SOURCE: Conference Board of Canada

Julie Lajoye, Media Relations Advisor, HEC Montréal, Office: 514 340-7320 Cell: 438 823-1328, e-mail: [email protected]