In the beautiful premises of la Cité Collégiale, a one day symposium was held on the relations between Ontario and Francophone Africa. Chaired by the Honourable Madeleine Meilleur, Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs, under the organization of the Office of Francophone Affairs and in collaboration with the Canadian Foundation for the Dialogue of Cultures, the Collective Cube and the Canadian Council for Africa shared on relations between Ontario and Africa to make this relationship a safe bet for the future.

Throughout the day, several presentations were given by Lucien Bradet, President of the Canadian Council for Africa, Aurele Theriault, President of PGF Consultants Inc., Leopold Battel, Deputy Director for Africa of the West at DFAIT and Guy Matte, President of The Canadian Foundation for the Dialogue of Cultures. These presentations inspired the audience and led to excellent discussions, composed of many business people from various sectors and African ambassadors. We also wish to thank the participants of the symposium who responded to the request of the department and all the ambassadors and speakers of this seminar who brought creative ideas to foster good relations between the country representatives of Francophone Africa and those of Ontario.

Symposium International: L'Ontario et l'Afrique Francophone - des alliances à explorer