VANCOUVER - On the final day of the Council of the Federation meetings in Vancouver, Canada's Premiers met to further discuss Canada's economy and connecting Canada to Asia through Canada's Pacific Gateway.

The Premiers released a strategy entitled Canada in the Global Economy. They also announced that, within 12 months, Premiers will pursue a joint Council of the Federation mission to Asia with the federal government to advance an ambitious international trade agenda for Canada.

Learn more about the Council of the Federation:
http://www.cof2011.gov.bc.ca/en/index.html

Canada in the Global Economy (councilofthefederation.ca)

Videos of the Council of the Federation 2011 (youtube.com)

Photos of the Council of the Federation 2011 (flickr.com)

For more information:
Nina Chiarelli
Government of British Columbia
250-387-0793
Cell: 250-216-8426
nina.chiarelli@gov.bc.ca