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In response, the Speaker presented the latest changes to the Canadian immigration system and its ongoing implementation. With these changes and the ongoing discussions with the Czech representatives, he is hopeful that a mutually satisfactory resolution can be reached.

Proposed changes to the statutes to clarify the rules regarding emergency items would be dealt with under item 6. Ann Clwyd (United Kingdom) informed Members that she had also corresponded with President Casini on this matter at the request of the UK delegation. She had been disappointed with the response.

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly is organised according to three General Committees, representing the three “baskets” of the 1975 Helsinki Final Act and the areas of focus of the OSCE: the First General Committee on Political Affairs and Security; the Second General Committee on Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment; and, the ...

As long as the resolution clearly expressed the view that the PLC was the legitimate body, she could accept a temporary solution involving the PNC. Mr Finn Martin Vallersnes (Norway) thought the resolution would provoke a strong reaction from Israel. This might even result in changes in the area and in the operational status of the PLC.

Mr. Hoback informed the Council that, following a strategic review, the Interparliamentary Forum of the Americas had decided to change its name to ParlAmericas. As such, at its Annual General Meeting of September 27, 2011, the Canadian Section of FIPA approved changes to its constitution to change its name to the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas. 6. 2010-2011 Annual Report on Parliamentary ...

FIPA places a great deal of importance on international trade, given its role of international trade in generating economic growth, prosperity and development, it is critical for parliamentarians to have sound knowledge of international trade rules and negotiations as well as of their wider policy implications. Through workshops such as these, FIPA has made it a priority to help ...

FIPA places a great deal of importance on international trade, given its role of international trade in generating economic growth, prosperity and development, it is critical for parliamentarians to have sound knowledge of international trade rules and negotiations as well as of their wider policy implications. Through workshops such as these, FIPA has made it a priority to help ...

PNWER, which was created in 1991, is a statutory, bi-national public-private partnership composed of five U.S. states – Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington – and, in Canada, three provinces and two territories – Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Yukon and the Northwest Territories. It has two meetings each year: its annual summit in the summer, and its economic ...

More than 40 heads of national delegations and the elected members of the Bureau met on July 7, 2020 to a Standing Committee meeting. The Standing Committee meets three times a year to guide the work of the Assembly and would have met in Vancouver this week had the 2020 Annual Session not been cancelled due to the pandemic. Dr. Hedy Fry, C.P., M.P., Head of the Canadian OSCE PA Delegation and ...

This paper begins with a summary of the various recommendations for changing the accountability relationship between Parliament and deputy ministers in Canada over the last 30 years, and reasons why the government has resisted change. It then briefly outlines the accounting officer model currently in place in the United Kingdom and the requirements of the Federal Accountability Act, which ...