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CAJP
Canada-Japan Inter-Parliamentary Group
CAPF
Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie
CCOM
Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
March 13 - 17, 2023
71st Westminster Seminar: Parliamentary Practice and Procedure
London, United Kingdom
Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CCOM)
The 2023 Westminster Seminar on Parliamentary Practice and Procedure organized by the United Kingdom Branch of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association gathered 65 parliamentarians and clerks from every region of the Commonwealth to exchange ideas and build knowledge around topics relevant to Westminster-style democracies.
CAPF
Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie
March 13, 2023
Conference of Branch Chairs of the APF America Region
By videoconference
Canadian Branch of the "Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie" (CAPF)
The Conference of Branch Chairs (CBC) of the America Region of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) oversees the implementation of decisions made by the Regional Assembly of the America. These decisions seek to promote the French language and francophone culture among the member branches. The CBC met by videoconference on 13 March 2023. Two members of the Canadian Branch of the APF participated in the meeting: Mr. Francis Drouin, MP, participated in his role as APF President, and Mr. Darrell Samson, MP, participated in his role as Vice-Chair of the Canadian Branch.
The APF’s General Secretariat gave a progress report on the next strategic framework for the APF and the chargé de mission for the America region, Mr. Stéphane Sarrazin (MPP, Ontario), reported on activities as well as revenues and expenditures for the past year.
The administrative secretary of the Haitian Branch of the APF, thanked the Americas Region for recently adopting the declaration on the political situation in Haiti. The Canadian Branch played a key role in the discussions that led to this declaration.
Next, Mr. Samson gave an update on recent Canadian parliamentary events and highlighted two bills currently before the Parliament of Canada: Bill C-13, An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada’s Official Languages, and Bill C-22, the Canada Disability Benefit Act.
Finally, the CBC followed up on the resolution on francophone immigration to Canada, which was adopted in 2022 in Edmonton at the Regional Assembly of the Americas. Mr. Drouin noted that Canada met its objective for francophone immigration outside Quebec in 2022.
UIPU
Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
CAEU
Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association
March 9, 2023
Meeting with Hlynur Guðjónsson, Ambassador of Iceland and Urban Ahlin, Ambassador of Sweden
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association (CAEU)
9 March 2023
Meeting with Hlynur Guðjónsson, Ambassador of Iceland, and Urban Ahlin, the Ambassador of Sweden
Canada–Europe Parliamentary Association (CAEU)
Mr. Francesco Sorbara, M.P., President, Canada–Europe Parliamentary Association; the Hon. David Wells, Senator; the Hon. Percy Downe, Senator; Stéphane Bergeron, M.P.; Don Davies, M.P.; and Jamie Schmale, M.P.; met, on Parliament Hill, with His Excellency Hlynur Guðjónsson, the Ambassador of Iceland to Canada, and His Excellency Urban Ahlin, the Ambassador of Sweden to Canada.
Ambassador Guðjónsson delivered a presentation on Iceland’s priorities for its Chairmanship of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers (November 2022–May 2023) and shared details about the Summit of the Council of Europe being hosted in Reykjavík from 16–17 May 2023.
Ambassador Ahlin delivered a presentation on Sweden’s priorities during its presidency of the Council of the European Union (1 January–30 June 2023) and provided an update on Sweden’s North Atlantic Treaty Organization accession process.
The ambassadors’ presentations were followed by a question-and-answer session with association members.
Meeting with Hlynur Guðjónsson, Ambassador of Iceland, and Urban Ahlin, the Ambassador of Sweden
Canada–Europe Parliamentary Association (CAEU)
Mr. Francesco Sorbara, M.P., President, Canada–Europe Parliamentary Association; the Hon. David Wells, Senator; the Hon. Percy Downe, Senator; Stéphane Bergeron, M.P.; Don Davies, M.P.; and Jamie Schmale, M.P.; met, on Parliament Hill, with His Excellency Hlynur Guðjónsson, the Ambassador of Iceland to Canada, and His Excellency Urban Ahlin, the Ambassador of Sweden to Canada.
Ambassador Guðjónsson delivered a presentation on Iceland’s priorities for its Chairmanship of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers (November 2022–May 2023) and shared details about the Summit of the Council of Europe being hosted in Reykjavík from 16–17 May 2023.
Ambassador Ahlin delivered a presentation on Sweden’s priorities during its presidency of the Council of the European Union (1 January–30 June 2023) and provided an update on Sweden’s North Atlantic Treaty Organization accession process.
The ambassadors’ presentations were followed by a question-and-answer session with association members.
UIPU
Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
CAPF
Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie
CAPF
Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie
CPAM
Canadian Section of ParlAmericas
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