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From September 7 to 16, 2012, the Speaker of the Senate, the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, led a parliamentary delegation on a visit to Greece and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The delegation was composed of Mrs. Ann Kinsella; the Honourable James Cowan, Senator, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate; and the Honourable Leo Housakos, Senator. Accompanying the delegation were Ms. Janelle Feldstein ...

Report Report of the Canadian Parliamentary Delegation to the Meeting of the Twelve Plus Steering Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union 1. Introduction Article 25 of the Statutes and Rules of the Inter-Parliamentary Union permits members of the IPU to form geopolitical groups. These groups play an important role in the functioning and activities of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU ...

From 10 to 11 May 2022, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association hosted a Seminar for Parliamentarians of the 12th Parliament of Guyana. Ms. Brenda Shanahan, Member of Parliament, was invited to provide remarks during a session on “Codes of Conduct, Transparency and Integrity” held on 10 May 2022. This session examined the importance of members maintaining high ethical standards ...

À l’invitation de Son Excellence monsieur Boris Gryzlov, président de la Douma d’État de la République fédérale de Russie, l’honorable Peter Milliken, député et Président de la Chambre des communes, a dirigé une délégation parlementaire au cours d’une visite officielle en Fédération de Russie, du 11 au 14 octobre 2005.

The 2022 Westminster Seminar on Parliamentary Practice and Procedure organized by the United Kingdom Branch of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association gathered many parliamentarians and clerks in person and virtually, from every region of the Commonwealth to exchange ideas and build knowledge around topics relevant to Westminster-style democracies. Two parliamentarians from the Canadian Branch ...

The Honourable Peter Milliken, Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada, and a parliamentary delegation traveled to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas from March 2 to March 4, 2005. This visit was the result of an invitation from the Honourable Oswald Ingraham, Speaker of the House of Assembly of The Bahamas.

The delegation met senior officials from the US Department of Defence and the State Department, military leaders, independent experts, and managers of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. The delegation received briefings and discussed themes including the transatlantic relationship, US defence priorities and policy, the impact of “sequestration” on defence policy, US participation in ...

From October 8 to 11, 2018, the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Honourable Geoff Regan, P.C., M.P., led a parliamentary delegation on a visit to the Lebanese Republic (Lebanon) and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Jordan). The delegation consisted of Mr. David Christopherson, M.P., Mr. Ziad Aboultaif, M.P., and Mr. Fayçal El-Khoury, M.P. The delegation was accompanied by Mr. Brian ...

Le 26 octobre 2023, une cérémonie a eu lieu pour souligner à nouveau le 20e anniversaire de l’Association parlementaire Canada-Afrique (CAAF) et rendre hommage à ses cofondateurs, l’honorable Raynell Andreychuk, sénatrice de 1993 à 2019, et feu l’honorable Mauril Bélanger, député d’Ottawa-Vanier de 1995 à 2016. Les coprésidentes de CAAF, l’honorable Amina Gerba, sénatrice ...

The CPA’s international executive committee (EXCO) meets twice a year, in the spring and just before the annual meeting. The CPA’s constitution authorizes it to control and manage the activities and business of the association. The international executive committee has about 35 members and is led by the chairperson of the CPA. The committee is made up of the officers of the CPA and three ...