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SECO
Canadian Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly
May 19, 2021
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and OSCE Gender Issues Programme Joint Event on "Evidence-based lawmaking to prevent and combat violence against women"
By videoconference
Canadian Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (SECO)
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA), in collaboration with the OSCE Secretariat Gender Issues Programme and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), hosted a webinar entitled “Evidence-based law making to prevent and combat violence against women.” The Honourable Hedy Fry, P.C., M.P. and the Honourable senators Julie Miville-Dechêne, Kim Pate, and Lucie Moncion attended on behalf of the Canadian Delegation to the OSCE PA.
The session aimed to provide a platform to exchange good practices, lessons learned and innovations in evidence-based law making and policy-making to prevent and combat violence against women and girls, and to raise awareness among parliamentarians of OSCE participating States of available OSCE tools and resources. The Honourable Dr. Hedy Fry, P.C., M.P., head of the Canadian delegation to the OSCE PA and the OSCE PA Special Representative on Gender Issues, delivered some opening remarks. Among other points, she highlighted the importance of collecting sex-disaggregated data. Such data helps governments gain a better understanding of the true nature of the problem and allows for states to track the evolution of gender violence in all its forms (physical, psychological and sexual). She also stressed the critical nature of consulting with survivors of gender violence when developing governmental responses to violence against women.
CEUS
Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group
CEUS
Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group
UIPU
Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
UIPU
Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
RUUK
Canada-United Kingdom Inter-Parliamentary Association
May 18, 2021
Bilateral Meeting with UK Parliamentarians
By videoconference
Canada-United Kingdom Inter-Parliamentary Association (RUUK)
On 18 May 2021, Members of the Canada-United Kingdom Inter-Parliamentary Association (RUUK) met with members of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK (CPA UK) for the second in a series of bilateral meetings on topics of mutual interest. The overarching theme of this meeting was defence and security. The meeting was co-chaired by RUUK chair, the Honourable John McKay, P.C., M.P. and CPA UK chair, Ian Liddell-Grainger, MP. The meeting began with an overview of the U.K. government’s recently released policy paper, Global Britain in a Competitive Age: the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, followed by a discussion of Canadian priorities in these fields. Among other topics, delegates discussed defence spending, multilateral partnerships and opportunities for collaboration between Canada and the U.K. Particular attention was paid to Arctic issues, with discussion ranging from Arctic shipping routes to the Arctic Council to Canada’s Arctic sovereignty. The remainder of the meeting focused on cybersecurity. Delegates discussed the growing sophistication of cyber threats, vulnerabilities in critical national infrastructure and the emerging role of quantum technologies. Of note, delegates emphasized that Canadian and U.K. researchers were increasingly working collaboratively in a variety of fields, including quantum technologies.
UIPU
Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
UIPU
Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
UIPU
Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
CANA
Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association
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