"Canada is proud to be the host of this major international event in Quebec City," said the Prime Minister. "The Quebec Summit will constitute an important step in the progression of the Americas towards greater integration, and illustrate the central role Canada plays in our hemisphere."
 
The Summit of the Americas will be the culmination of a two-year period in which Canada has hosted the Americas on numerous occasions. In the summer of 1999, Canada hosted the Pan American Games in Winnipeg, followed, last September, by the Conference of Spouses of Heads of State and Government of the Americas in Ottawa, and the Americas Business Forum and the FTAA Trade Ministerial, in Toronto, in November. This spring, from June 4-6, Canada will host the 30^th Session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States in Windsor. 

Information on all events is available at http://www.americascanada.org.