On 27 January 2004, during her mission to Egypt, The Right Honourable Chief Justice of Canada, Beverley McLachlin, P.C. will visit the National Council for Women to meet with members of the Council and the Coordinators of the Legal Standing Committee, senior members of the judiciary, including Deputy Chief Justice Tahany El Gibaly, the first Egyptian Woman Judge, Counsellor Adel Omar Sherif, Deputy Chief Justice , and the Coordinators of the External Relations Standing Committee. The Right Honourable Mrs. McLachlin and His Excellency the

Ambassador of Canada to Egypt and the accompanying delegation will visit the Information Documentation Centre, the Women Business Development Centre, the Ombudsman Project and will be shown a presentation on the activities and programmes of the Council. A roundtable discussion on issues of mutual interest will follow.