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Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association
May 12, 2022
Meeting of the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region
By videoconference
Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association (CAEU)
The Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region (SCPAR) met on 12 May 2022 via videoconference. Members from the Canadian delegation were Ms. Yvonne Jones, Member of Parliament (MP) for Labrador and Mr. Bob Zimmer, MP for Prince George–Peace River–Northern Rockies.
At the meeting, members agreed to postpone the Conference of the Arctic Parliamentarians (CPAR) to 2024, at which time it will be held in Sweden. The idea of an Arctic Parliamentarians Summit – to be hosted by the Danish Parliament in Nuuk, Greenland in September 2022 – was approved.
Members reported on the priorities of the Arctic regions of their respective countries, including:
Support for Ukraine and for the inclusion of Sweden and Finland in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization;
Security of the Arctic and of Arctic residents;
Increased investments in Arctic infrastructure;
The transition of the leadership of the Arctic Council from Russia to Norway in May 2023;
Ensuring continued Arctic cooperation; and
Arctic food security.
The Chair, Ms. Aaja Chemnitz Larsen, Member of Parliament, Parliament of Denmark; the Vice-Chair, Mrs. Lisa Murkowski, Senator for Alaska, United States’ Senate; and the Secretary General, Mr. Peder Pedersen, from the Danish Parliament, were all extended in their current positions until the next CPAR.
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