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Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie
June 29, 2020
Meeting of the APF Political Committee
By videoconference
Canadian Branch of the "Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie" (CAPF)
Meeting of the Political Committee (PC) – June 29, 2020
The Political Committee of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) considers political issues, the rule of law in francophone countries, relations with francophone institutions, the APF’s overall priorities, and legal issues concerning its statutes and enforcement provisions.
With the honourable Dennis Dawson, Senator and rapporteur of the Canadian Branch, in attendance, the committee addressed a number of topics. Rapporteurs from the Canadian Branch asked the other APF branches to answer a survey that would be sent to them about their practices in the areas being studied.
The committee heard a summary of the health situation in each country represented at the meeting. Senator Dawson presented the situation in Canada to the other participants. He shared a statistical table with the number of reported COVID-19 cases and the number of deaths across Canada. He also spoke about the steps the Canadian government had taken to support the economy during the pandemic. Lastly, he described the measures in place so that the Parliament of Canada could continue meeting.
The Committee also heard from Lauren Jimenez of the Political Affairs and Democratic Governance Directorate at the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF). She discussed issues involving governance and democracy during the pandemic in francophone nations and the OIF’s contributions in this area.
In closing, members were given a status update on the work of the working group reviewing APF statutes. The draft agenda for its next meeting was adopted.
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