Media Advisory: Minister Kenney to Speak at Conference Against Durban Commemorative Event

NEW YORK, USA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/21/11 -- The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism will address "The Perils of Global Intolerance" conference in New York City. The conference, hosted by The Hudson Institute and Touro College Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust, will speak out against an event to mark the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Program of Action (DDPA), often referred to as Durban III.

Minister Kenney will be available to media via conference call following the speech.

DATE                      Thursday, September 22, 2011

SPEECH                    Millennium UN Plaza Hotel,
                          New York City
                          4:30 p.m.
                          (i)local time

CONFERENCE CALL FOR MEDIA 6:00 p.m.(i)
                          (i)Eastern time

                          Participant dial-in number:
                          1- 877-413-4814
                          613-960-7526
                          Please quote confirmation number: 3522216

(i)Please note: lines will be open as of 5:45 p.m. (Eastern time)

Contacts:
Candice Malcolm
Minister's Office
Citizenship and Immigration Canada

Media relations
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National Headquarters
613-952-1650
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