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December 16, 2021
CPA Post-Election Virtual Seminar for the Parliament of the Bahamas
By videoconference
Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CCOM)
From December 15 to 17 2021, the CPA Headquarters Secretariat hosted a virtual post-election seminar for newly elected and returning members of the Parliament of the Bahamas. The Honourable Marilou McPhedran, Senator, was invited to provide remarks during a workshop on Women in Parliament held on December 16, 2021. The workshop provided the opportunity for Parliamentarians to discuss women’s representation and share experiences about working in Parliament.
In her presentation, Senator McPhedran discussed women’s representation in Canada’s Parliament, as well as ways to foster a gender-sensitive workplace. During her remarks, Senator McPhedran explained that by introducing family-friendly measures, parliaments can help overcome barriers faced by female elected officials and make workplaces more gender sensitive. During the questions and comments portion of the workshop, Senator McPhedran highlighted Canadian initiatives related to women’s participation in politics including Equal Voice, an organization dedicated to supporting women in politics, and its Daughters of the Vote Program.
December 2, 2021
CPC Virtual Workshop: How NHRIs and Parliaments can Protect and Promote Disability Rights
By videoconference
Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CCOM)
- The Honourable Dennitah Ghati, Member of the National Assembly of Kenya and Chairperson of Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities
- Caroline Waters OBE, Deputy Chair of the UK's Equality and Human Rights Commission
- The Honourable Eugene Mussolini M.P., Member of the Rwandan Chamber of Deputies for Persons with Disabilities
- Richard Rieser, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Disabled Person's Forum
- Bonface Massah, Commissioner, Malawi Human Rights Commission
The presenters took turns sharing initiatives undertaken by NHRIs and Parliaments within their jurisdictions to protect and promote the rights of persons with disabilities. They also discussed some of the challenges faced by persons with disabilities within their countries during the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures taken by NHRIs and Parliaments to mitigate them. During their presentations and the question-and-answer portion of the workshop, the panelists stressed the importance on both the signing and implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
The workshop was attended by the following member of the Canadian Branch of the CPA: the Honourable Chantal Petitclerc, Senator.
November 22, 2021
CPA Workshop for Women Parliamentarians and Public Engagement Roundtable for the National Assembly of Belize – By videoconference
Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CCOM)
Senator McPhedran’s presentation focused on Canada’s approach to Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+). She started by defining GBA+ and its importance within the context of policy making. Senator McPhedran then presented various opportunities for parliamentarians to advance GBA+ and gender-sensitive initiatives, including its application to legislation, budgeting, committee work and to the parliamentary environment more generally. Senator McPhedran also underscored some of the challenges faced by parliamentarians and policy makers when trying to apply GBA+, including those pertaining to the availability of data and the resources required to conduct parliamentary studies that adequately represent the groups effected by proposed legislation.
September 27 - 30, 2021
Executive Committee Meeting (EXCO)
By videoconference
Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CCOM)
The Canadian Branch was represented by the Hon. Yuen Pau Woo, Senator.
July 21, 2021
Canadian Regional Council
By videoconference
Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CCOM)
July 5 - 9, 2021
Virtual Conference on the 4th Industrial Revolution
By videoconference
Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CCOM)
The 4th Industrial Revolution. Each day covered a different theme and consisted of panel sessions covering different topics. Presenters included parliamentarians, academics and industry experts. The objective of the conference was to challenge participants to think about how the Commonwealth, parliaments and democracies will evolve in the next 10, 50 or even 100 years.
The conference was attended by the following members of the Canadian Branch of the CPA: The Honourable Terry M. Mercer, Senator, Mr. Terry Duguid, M.P., and Ms. Brenda Shanahan, M.P.
The themes of the conference were:
• What is the 4th Industrial Revolution?
• The 4th Industrial Revolution and Environmental Stewardship
• Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Algorithms
• Big Data and Blockchain
• Cybersecurity and the Internet of Things
During a panel session (Regulating at Speed and Scale), the Honourable Terry M. Mercer, Senator, discussed the findings of the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications’ study on automated vehicles, which were published in its 2018 report entitled Driving Change: Technology and the future of the automated vehicle.
June 28, 2021
CPA-UK Branch Workshop: CPTPP and Agriculture and CPTPP and Creative Industries
By videoconference
Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CCOM)
The fourth workshop, which took place on 28 June 2021, was divided in two parts: CPTPP and Agriculture and CPTPP and Creative Industries.
PART 1: CPTPP AND AGRICULTURE
The CPTPP and Agriculture topic was presented by Randy Hoback, MP, former Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade of the Parliament of Canada; Tori Morgan and Isabelle Rayner from the U.K.’s National Farmers’ Union; and Ken Ash, former Director of the Organisation for Co-operation and Economic Development’s Trade and Agriculture Directorate. The session examined the benefits and risks of joining CPTPP from an agricultural perspective as well as the process for negotiating specific exceptions for local farming industries to accommodate differences in national standards for food safety and animal welfare.
In addition to Mr. Hoback, the workshop was attended by the following parliamentarians from the Canadian Branch of the CPA: the Honourable Robert Black and Mr. Dan Mazier, MP.
PART 2: CPTPP AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
The second topic was presented by Garry Neil, author of Canadian Culture in a Globalized World: The impact of trade deals on Canada’s cultural life; and Reema Selhi, Legal and Policy Manager at the U.K.’s Design and Artists Copyright Society. The session focused on intellectual property provisions within the CPTPP particularly as they relate to creative industries such as music, radio, television, visual arts, photography, crafts and design.
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