Interparliamentary Activities and Reports
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February 26, 2021
Briefing Session with His Excellency David Angell, Canada's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council (NATO)
By videoconference
Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association (CANA)
February 25, 2021
CPC Virtual Workshop: Promote and Respect for International Humanitarian Law - Placing Humanity First – By videoconference
Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CCOM)
Leading up to the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, which is due to be held between August 21-27, 2021 in Halifax, Canada, the CPA Headquarters Secretariat will be delivering various virtual workshops between February and March 2021. These workshops will cover different topics, including climate change, humanitarian law, disability representation and youth activism. Presentations will be made at each workshop by leading experts from private, public, academic, political and international backgrounds.
February 25, 2021
Meeting of the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region
By videoconference
Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association (CAEU)
February 24 - 26, 2021
20th Winter Meeting
By videoconference
Canadian Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (SECO)
The Winter Meeting provides an opportunity for OSCE parliamentarians to hold discussions on timely issues, to be briefed by high-level OSCE officials, and to meet with representatives of the OSCE's governmental side. It consists of meetings of the Standing Committee, each General Committee, and a joint session of the three General Committees.
February 23, 2021
CPC Virtual Workshop - National Action Towards Climate Change: Role of Parliaments and Parliamentarians of the Commonwealth
By videoconference
Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CCOM)
Leading up to the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, which is due to be held between August 21-27, 2021 in Halifax, Canada, the CPA Headquarters Secretariat will be delivering various virtual workshops between February and March 2021. These workshops will cover different topics, including climate change, humanitarian law, disability representation and youth activism. Presentations will be made at each workshop by leading experts from private, public, academic, political and international backgrounds.
February 22, 2021
Canadian Section of ParlAmericas Meeting (Sub-committee on Open Parliament)
By videoconference
Canadian Section of ParlAmericas (CPAM)
The Sub-Committee will hold its third virtual meeting and discuss the development of a Canadian Open Parliament Action Plan.
February 22 - 24, 2021
CPA Post-Election Virtual Seminar for the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago
By videoconference
Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CCOM)
February 19, 2021
Meeting of the AdHoc Committee on Migration
By videoconference
Canadian Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (SECO)
February 18, 2021
Briefing Session for Parliamentarians with Global Affairs Canada and the Parliamentary Centre
By videoconference
Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association (CAAF)
February 17 - 18, 2021
Annual Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations: Fighting Corruption to Restore Trust in Government and Improve Development Prospects
By videoconference
Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU)
On 17 and 18 February, a delegation from the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU) participated in the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s Annual Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations. Held in a virtual format for the first time, the theme of this year’s annual hearing was Fighting corruption to restore trust in government and improve development prospects. Senator Salma Ataullahjan, Senator Marilou McPhedran, Hon. David McGuinty, PC, MP, Ms. Marilène Gill, MP, and Ms. Stephanie Kusie, MP participated in the event .
The hearing included remarks by United Nations General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir, and Inter-Parliamentary Union President, Duarte Pacheco, as well as a video address from United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres. The keynote speech, entitled How corruption undermines democracy and development: the need for parliamentary engagement, was delivered by Ms. Delia Ferreira Rubio, Chair of the Board of Transparency International. During a panel on gender-sensitive anti-corruption policies, Senator McPhedran made a statement highlighting gender parity in the Senate of Canada and gender-sensitive aspects of the Government of Canada’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic as best practices and asked panelists about the role of gender quotas for members of parliaments in the fight against corruption.
During a panel on key anti-corruption measures, Senator Ataullahjan asked panelists how anti-corruption measures can be better designed to facilitate effective enforcement and implementation and Mr. McGuinty highlighted the effectiveness of imposing targeted sanctions against corrupt foreign officials, such as through Canada’s Sergei Magnitsky Law.
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