Mr. Speaker, next June, Sherbrooke will be hosting a major event. Futurallia 2000, the international forum on business alliances, will meet for the sixth time and, for the first time in its history, outside France.
For three days, nearly 500 business people from some 30 countries will meet in the capital of the eastern townships to discuss strategic alliances, subcontracting bids and distribution network development.
Permit me to congratulate the organizers of Futurallia 2000 on their initiative. Réal Patry and his team have been working hard for months to make this event a success. They are working to ensure that each of the business meetings may be as successful as possible for the businesses involved. In addition, the success of this event will boost our region's economy.
I invite my colleagues to tell businesses in their riding about this forum so they too may reap the benefits of Futurallia 2000.