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The visit served to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries and allowed the delegates to meet with various Canadian federal, provincial and municipal government officials, as well as to visit Macedonians residing in Canada. A number of topics were discussed, including trade, investment opportunities, economic cooperation, visa requirements and the functioning of the Parliament ...

This report provides an overview of the delegation’s participation in the 34th Annual Inter-parliamentary meeting between the Canadian Parliament and the European Parliament, as well as meetings attended in Copenhagen focussing on Denmark’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU).

The Chair, Senator Tardif explained that a review of the activities, and particularly the objectives and anticipated results, of the 13 parliamentary associations formally recognized and funded by the Canadian Parliament was under way in order to reduce costs.

Interparliamentary relations are an integral part of the bonds between Canada and Mexico. The Canada-Mexico Interparliamentary Meeting (IPM), first launched in 1975, constitutes the main setting for this dialogue. Regular IPMs have offered a constructive venue for Canadian and Mexican parliamentarians to share experiences, learn from each other, and promote their respective cultures. The ...

Senator Marcel-Pierre Cléach, Chair of the France-Canada Parliamentary Group in the French Senate, opened the seminar with a description of the circumstances behind the establishment of the group 60 years ago, on February 16, 1951, an initiative of Senator Robert Brizard. On that occasion, Senator Brizard stated: [trans] “I come to ask all of you who remember the efforts Canada made for us ...

Report of the Canadian Parliamentary Delegation respecting its participation at the 36th Annual Meeting Canada-France Interparliamentary Association Paris and Toulouse, France July 19 to 24, 2009 - Diplomacy - Parliament of CanadaTravel Costs

The visit to Algeria —the first high-level visit from a Speaker of the Canadian Parliament in a number of years— served to strengthen relations and explore opportunities for further cooperation between our countries and institutions.

The next step would be to get the list of budgeted activities for 2012 which the Secretariat planned to maintain in 2013, as well as their detailed costs, so that the members of the working group could rank them according to their priority. The ranking could be debated in Kampala, first within the working group, and then within the Twelve Plus Group.

After explaining the advantages and benefits of parliamentary diplomacy, Speaker Kinsella announced that the Parliament of Canada has created a Friendship Group with the Holy See that will help reinforce links. He mentioned he would like to create an academic exchange program with the Lateran University.

In his remarks, President Kanerva stressed the OSCE PA’s determination to support OSCE efforts to facilitate peace in Ukraine, as well as commitments to reform made by the Ukrainian Parliament (the Verkhovna Rada).