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MARCH 2012 Publication of the Consulate General of Mexico in Toronto

Large Mexican Presence at PDAC 2012 Mining Show A large delegation of high-level Mexican

officials participated in the mining conven-

tion organized by the Prospectors and

Developers Association of Canada

(PDAC), held in Toronto from March 4-7.

The show drew close to 28,000 people

from 120 countries.

Some of the most noteworthy of the

delegation's activities included the second

edition of Mexico Mining Day, the Mexico

Pavilion, the Mexico Mining Day Recep-

tion and the signing of an agreement with

an Australian company.

Leading the Mexican delegation were

the Secretary of the Economy, Bruno Fe-

rrari; the Undersecretary of Industry and Com-

merce of the Ministry of the Economy, Loren-

za Martínez; the Undersecretary of Manage-

ment for Environmental Protection of the Mi-

nistry of the Environment and Natural Resour-

ces (SEMARNAT), Mauricio Límon; the Ge-

neral Agrarian Procurator, Rocendo González;

the General Coordinator of Mining for the

Secretary of the Economy, Jimena Valverde;

the General Director of the Mining Develop-

ment Trust Fund (Fideicomiso de Fomento

Minero), Alberto Ortiz Trillo; the director of

the Mexican Geological Survey, Rafael

Alexandri; the Governor of Zacatecas, Miguel

Alonso Reyes; state officials from Durango,

Sonora and Sinaloa; as well as the Ambassa-

dor of Mexico to Canada Francisco Barrio, the

Consul General of Mexico in Toronto, Mauri-

cio Toussaint, and the ProMexico representati-

ve in Toronto, José A. Peral.

The second anual Mexico Mining Day semi-

nar was held with the aim of promoting fo-

reign investment in Mexico's mining sector.

The keynote speaker, Secretary of the Econo-

my Bruno Ferrari, noted the benefits of inves-

ting in Mexico, giving special mention to the

mining sector for the legal certainty which it

offers its concessionaires, as weel as its effi-

ciency.

The seminar consisted of various presenta-

tions and panel discussions with participation

from Canadian and Mexican mining company

executives, brokers, and Mexican government

officials.

At the Mining Task Force meeting of

the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in

Mexico, the Agricultural Attorney Gene-

ral, Rocendo González, also addressed the

subject of land tenure, saying that there

are 7,800 “ejidos” (comunal land proper-

ty) (36 million hectares) in Mexico which

are interested in collaborating with inves-

tors.

The Undersecretary of SEMARNAT,

Mauricio Limón, gave a presentation on

environmental issues related to Mexico's

mining industry in which he urged inves-

tors to learn about Mexican environmen-

tal law.

Also part of the mining convention was a

cocktail reception at the Scotiabank Old Ban-

king Hall attended by over 500 people, inclu-

ding representatives from mining service com-

panies and provincial and federal officials

from both Mexico and Canada.

The Mexican Geological Survey and the

Australian company “Intierra” signed a signi-

ficant agreement through which the firm

would promote Mexican mining projects

among its 300,000 potential clients.

From March 4-7, officials from the Mexican

Geological Survey (Secretary of the Econo-

my) hosted the Mexico Pavilion at the mining

show, which featured digital information

about Mexico's mining projects.

Opening the TSX A Mexican delegation par-

ticipated in opening the To-

ronto Stock Exchange on

March 7, 2012. The ceremony

began with a few words of

welcome from the CEO of the

TMX (Toronto Stock Ex-

change and TSX Venture Ex-

change), Thomas Kloet, and

from the Mexican Ambassador,

Francisco Barrio.

Following a countdown in

Spanish, at exactly 9:30am,

Ambassador Francisco Barrio

and Tom Kloet rang the bell to

start the day.

The Consul General in

Toronto, Mauricio Toussaint,

and the ProMexico representa-

tive in Toronto, José A. Peral

were part of the Mexican dele-

gation.

According to the TSX, 223

Canadian mining companies

listed on the stock exchange

have just over 600 projects in

Mexico.

Secretary of the Economy, Bruno Ferrari

Mexico Pavilion PDAC 2012

The Mexican Delegation joined the Toronto Stock Exchange to open the market on March 7, 2012 (SEE THE VIDEO)

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G20 Foreign Ministers Meet in Mexico

The foreign ministers of the G20 met in Los

Cabos, Baja California Sur, on February 19-

20, as part of scheduled

activities arranged by

Mexico, which holds the

G20 presidency this

year.

In his message to the

participants, President

Felipe Calderón noted

that Mexico is the first

Latin American country

to chair the G20, and the second developing

country after the Republic of Korea to do so.

He noted that Mexico possesses a solid and

stable macroeconomic framework.

The ministers of foreign affairs of the G20

agreed upon the follow-

ing recommendations,

among others:

• It is important to con-

tinue working for the

reform of multilateral

institutions within the

existing framework,

using a pragmatic ap-

proach.

• It is vitally important

to make use of existing

international instruments and mechanisms

rather than attempting to establish new ones.

• It is crucial to conduct rigorous and constant

monitoring of the commitments made by

heads of state and government leaders, both

within the scope of the G20 and in other rele-

vant forums, given that the degree of compli-

ance has not met expectations.

More information about the G20 meetings

can be found at this LINK.

Rodrigo Esponda Cascajares

was appointed Director of the

Mexico Tourism Board for

Toronto, Canada in November,

2011.

Esponda has worked in the

tourism sector for the Mexican

government for 14 years.

He began his career with the

National Trust Fund for Tour-

ism Development (FONATUR)

in 1998, and in 2000 he joined

the recently created New York

office of the Mexico Tourism

Board, where he served as Dep-

uty Director until February

2008.

From February 2008 to Octo-

ber 2011, he served as Regional Director for

the Midwest USA for the Mexico Tourism

Board.

He was an adjunct faculty member of the

Tisch Center for Hospitality at New York

University (NYU), where he taught Tourism

Planning.

Esponda earned a degree from the Faculty of

Architecture at the National Autonomous

University of Mexico

(UNAM) and holds a

Master's degree in Pub-

lic Administration

(MPA) from the Uni-

versity of Columbia in

New York. He has

served on various in-

dustry boards for tour-

ism organizations such

as the Travel Learning

Conference, ASTA

Midwest, 41-74 Club,

as well as for non-profit organi-

zations such as the University

of North Eastern Illinois and the

Chicago Arts Orchestra.

In recent remarks to the Cana-

dian press, Rodrigo Esponda noted that with

the 1.6 million Canadians who traveled to

Mexico in 2010, for Mexico, the Canadian

tourist market has shown more growth than

that of any other country.

The offices of the Mexico Tourism Board in

Toronto are located at 2 Bloor St.West, To-

ronto. Tel: 416-925-0078.

www.visitmexico.com

Rodrigo Esponda Appointed New Director of Mexico Tourism Board

Canadian Visitors to Mexico:

2006: 1 million

2010: 1.6 million

Source:

Statistics Canada

Rodrigo Esponda

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The Nicholas

Metivier Ga-

llery is presen-

ting the exhibi-

tion "Three

Mexican Pho-

t o g r a p h e r s :

Antonio Caba-

llero, Graciela

Iturbide and

Enrique Meti-

n i d e s , " f r o m

March 1-24, 2012.

The opening

ceremony was

hosted by Nicholas

Metivier and Da-

vid Dorenbaum.

The Consul Gene-

ral of Mexico in

Toronto, Mauricio

Toussaint, attended the event.

The gallery is located at 451 King St. West,

just West of Spadina Ave, in downtown Toronto.

Antonio Caballero (1940) began as a photo-

journalist and later specialized in the genre

known as fotonovela, graphic novels that make

use of photographic images.

Graciela Iturbide (1942) believes that photo-

graphy is a "manner of being in the world". She

worked closely

with filmmaker

Manuel Alvarez

Bravo, and in the

1970's, she carried

out photographic

studies of indige-

nous communities.

The emphasis of

her work is lands-

cape photography.

Enrique Metinides

(1934) began his career when he was very young.

He has focused on the photography of the nota

roja, or bloody news stories, as a means of explo-

ring the "fragility" of the inhabitants of Mexico

City.

Consul General, Mauricio Toussaint,

and David Dorenbaum, at the opening

Recognition for the Consulate General

As part of the

VIII Conference

on Education enti-

tled "Advancing in

Education: Pro-

gress and Reinte-

gration," which

was organized by

the Association of

Hispanic-Canadian

Teachers (AH-

CT), and which

took place Febru-

ary 18, awards

were presented to

the Consulate

General, and to

d i s t i n g u i s h e d

members of the

Mexican commu-

nity.

The event's ob-

jectives were to

promote the Span-

ish language and

support the cul-

tures of Hispanic

people living in

Canada, specifi-

cally in Ontario; to

a n a l yz e h i g h

school dropout

level s among

youths from His-

panic communi-

ties; to build a

strong cultural

identity; and to

integrate Hispanic

immigrants into

Canadian society

through language

learning.

The Association

presented Certifi-

cates of Recogni-

tion to the Consu-

late General and to

prominent com-

munity members

in acknowledg-

ment of their ef-

forts to promote

the teaching and

diffusion of Mexi-

can culture.

Exhibition of Three Mexican Photographers

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The Mexican Film

Series exploring "Julio

Bracho's Vision" and

"The Mexico of Emilio

Fernández and Gabriel

Figueroa" will draw to a close at the end of

this month. The series was organized by the

Consulate General of

Mexico in Toronto with

the University of To-

ronto's Latin American

Studies Program.

The series, which was

made possible through

support from Fundación

Televisa, presents its

screenings in Room 211

of the Gerald Larkin

Building, 15 Devonshire

Place, Toronto.

The following film:

March 28: "La Perla"

[The Pearl] (1945), by

Emilio Fernández, with

comments from Ramiro

Armas Austria.

While admission is

free, advance registra-

tion is required, and can

be completed through

this link:

http://las.utoronto.ca/events/current

Mexican Film Series in March

Photo: Graciela Iturbide

Photo: Antonio Caballero

Photo: Enrique Metinides