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Media Advisory/Interview Opportunity: BMO Experts Available for Commentary on Federal Budget

- BMO Economists and Financial Experts available for commentary and analysis

- How will budget impact retirement, housing, SMBs and/or personal investing?

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - June 3, 2011) - With a new majority government now in place, Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty will deliver the Federal Budget on Monday, June 6.

The BMO Economics team is available to provide general commentary and analysis.

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- Gail Cocker, Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking, BMO Bank of Montreal
Housing Market – Laura Parsons, Mortgage Expert, BMO Bank of Montreal
Investing- Paul Taylor, Chief Investment Officer, BMO Harris Private Banking.

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

For further information:

Media Contacts:
Amanda Robinson, Toronto
416-867-3996
amanda.robinson@bmo.com

Sarah Bensadoun, Montreal
514-877-8224
sarah.bensadoun@bmo.com

Laurie Grant, Vancouver
604-605-7596
laurie.grant@bmo.com