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Media Advisory/Interview Opportunity - BMO Experts Available for Commentary on 2011 Federal Budget Recovery

BMO Economists and Financial Experts available for commentary and analysis
How will budget impact retirement, housing, SMBs and/or personal investing?

TORONTO, March 21, 2011 – The Federal Minister of Finance, Jim Flaherty, will deliver the 2011 budget tomorrow.

As with previous budgets, the BMO Economics team is available to provide general commentary and analysis. BMO's Chief Economist, Dr. Sherry Cooper, will be available for comment. As well, BMO's Deputy Chief Economist, Douglas Porter, and Senior Economist, Michael Gregory, will be present in the media lock-up.

Additionally, BMO has several sector experts available to comment on a variety of specific areas that could be impacted by the budget, including:

Retirement Issues/Pension Reform – Tina Di Vito, Head, BMO Retirement Institute
Small and Medium Sized Businesses –- Cathy Pin, Vice President, Commercial Banking, BMO Bank of Montreal
Housing Market – Laura Parsons, Mortgage Expert, BMO Bank of Montreal
Personal Investing –- Serge Pepin, Director, BMO Investments Inc.

To speak with one of our experts, please call the BMO Media Relations Hotline at 416-867-3996.

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Media Contacts:
Amanda Robinson, Toronto, amanda.robinson@bmo.com, (416) 867-3996
Sarah Bensadoun, Montreal, sarah.bensadoun@bmo.com, (514) 877-8224
Laurie Grant, Vancouver, laurie.grant@bmo.com, (604) 665-7596