/R E P E A T -- Media advisory - Reaction of the Board of Trade of
Metropolitan Montreal to the 2010-2011 provincial budget/

MONTREAL, March 29 /CNW Telbec/ - When the provincial budget is tabled on Tuesday, March 30, 2010, Michel Leblanc, President and CEO of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal, will be on hand in Québec to give his reaction on the spot, as soon as the lock-up is over at about 4 p.m. Mr. Leblanc's comments will be based on the Board of Trade's pre-budget submission, made public on December 7, 2009.

The Board of Trade makes the following four recommendations:

    
    1. Hasten the pace of public infrastructure investments;
    2. Support investment in human capital;
    3. Improve our economy's productivity through research and innovation;
    4. Pave the way for a gradual return to a balanced budget without
       stifling an as-yet tenuous recovery.
    

Hyperlink to the recommendations: http://www.btmm.qc.ca/recommendations

The Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal has some 7,000 members. Its primary mission is to represent the interests of the business community of Greater Montréal and to provide individuals, merchants, and businesses of all sizes with a variety of specialized services to help them achieve their full potential in terms of innovation, productivity and competitiveness. The Board of Trade is Quebec's leading private economic development organization.

For further information: Sylvie Paquette, Coordinator, Media relations, cellular: [phone], [email protected], when the lock-up is over.