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Guest speaker Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, founder and president of Human Capital Africa, discussed the link between the economy and education. Ms. Ezekwesili noted that research has identified ways to address education challenges which include prioritizing foundational learning in areas such as literacy and taking an evidence-based approach to investments and policy decisions.

Visit to Canada of Her Excellency Jozefina Topalli, M.P., Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Albania, and a Parliamentary Delegation From October 15 to 19, 2007, Her Excellency Jozefina Topalli, M.P., Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Albania, led a parliamentary delegation for an official visit to Ottawa, Toronto and Niagara Falls, at the invitation of the Honourable ...

A high-level dialogue was held virtually on June 1st, 2022, on the theme ''Promoting multilateralism through parliamentary diplomacy''. It provided an opportunity for parliamentarians of the Americas and the Caribbean, prior to the 9th Summit of the Americas, to discuss the importance of the role of legislative powers in the Summit processes with a view to advancing multilateralism, regional ...

From March 27-29, 2017, the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Honourable Geoff Regan, P.C., M.P., led a parliamentary delegation on an official visit to the United ...

From 10 to 15 October 2022, seven French parliamentarians travelled to British Colombia, Canada, to participate in the 48 Annual Meeting of the Canada–France Inter-Parliamentary Association (the Association). The meeting was held in British Columbia (B.C.). The French delegation was led by National Assembly Member Christopher Weissberg, Chair of the French Branch of the Association, and ...

In Nairobi and Lilongwe, the delegates will meet with parliamentarians and government officials so as to strengthen bilateral relations and parliamentary cooperation. The delegates will also engage parliamentarians in support of democracy, governance and the rule of law; discuss matters related to economic development of these countries; learn about the role of the media and human rights; and ...

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 July 10-12, 2011, the Honourable Senator Janis Johnson led a delegation of members of the Canadian Section of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group (IPG) to the 35th Annual Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers (NEG/ECP) in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The other members of the delegation were the Honourable Senator Wilfred Moore and Mr. Terence Young, M.P ...

On 24 February 2014, prior to the U.S. Congressional meetings on 25 and 26 February, Canada’s Ambassador to the United States, Mr. Gary Doer, provided the delegation with a comprehensive briefing about a range of issues. In particular, he and his staff spoke to the delegation about the mid-term elections in the United States, U.S. health care, developments in Ukraine, the most recent summit ...

On 15 February 2023, the Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association organized a plenary conference around the theme of "Welcome to Africa – The Building Site of the Century." This event brought together heads of missions from 14 African countries in Canada, representatives of missions from nine other African countries, Association members, as well as other Members of Parliament and Senators ...