Press Release: The 2001 Canadian Short-Term Debt Market

Press Release: The 2001 Canadian Short-Term Debt Market
Date of Release: Mar 19, 2002
Industry Study

Geneviève Lavallée, CFA, Eric Beauchemin /  416-593-5577 ext.2277,
ext.2252 / e-mail: glavallee@dbrs.com

DBRS has released its annual review of the Canadian short-term debt
market.  The study provides a discussion of the short-term debt market
in 2001, including changes in the composition of the market, the factors
contributing to these changes, and rating changes that took place in
2001.  The study also provides an outlook for the short-term debt market
in 2002.

Dominion Bond Rating Service Limited (DBRS) has published a study that
provides additional analytical detail.  To see this study, please click
on http://www.dbrs.com/web/sentry?COMP=2900
<http://www.dbrs.com/web/sentry?COMP=2900&DocId=106280> &DocId=106280.
If you do not have access to this study, please contact us at
info@dbrs.com.

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