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The Caribbean Workshop on Human Trafficking, Forced Labour and Contemporary Forms of Exploitation, organized by CPA UK, took place online from February 2 and 3, 2021. Parliamentarians and officials taking part in the workshop represented the UK, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, St Vincent & Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago and Virgin Islands (UK). The programme explored topics such as child ...

Its primary law-making powers were enhanced following a Yes vote in the referendum in March 2011, making it possible to pass legislation without having to consult the UK Parliament in the 20 devolved areas of responsibility as of May 2011.

Prior to departure, the delegation was briefed by officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), Natural Resources Canada, Department of Finance Canada and Elections Canada. In addition, they met with His Excellency Ray Basset, Ireland’s Ambassador to Canada.

In 1746, a law was passed by the UK Parliament which stated that any law passed by Parliament in Westminster that referred to England automatically included Wales. This law lasted until 1967. Wales gained its own Minister of State who was given a cabinet position in 1964 creating the Secretary of State for Wales.

January 22 - 28, 2006 CPA-UK Seminar on Restoring Faith in the Political Process: Tackling Corruption; Upholding Human Rights; the Role of the Media London, United Kingdom Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA)

As the representative of the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), it was both an honour and a privilege to be chosen to represent Canada as an observer to this conference. Overall, it was both proactive and visionary as it relates to the “economic downturn”. The speakers were renowned and presented a realistic overview of the situation. Monday, June 15th

The seminar was extremely well organized. It was an excellent opportunity for parliamentarians and clerks from around the world to learn about the parliamentary system that is the foundation of most of our own legislatures. Delegates learned about many aspects of the British parliamentary system, known as the Westminster system. Each subject was addressed in the form of a panel discussion ...

On 16 March 2021, members of the Executive Committee of the Canada-United Kingdom Inter-Parliamentary Association (RUUK) participated in a bilateral meeting with members of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK (CPA UK).

From 22–24 February 2022, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) UK, in partnership with the non-governmental organization Mission 89, held a virtual workshop to explore techniques to prevent sports trafficking, a form of human trafficking where individuals are “exploited through the false promise of the opportunity to ...

The frank commentary provided on these three important subjects stimulated extensive discussion among the participants and their guests. On 28 June 2021, the Canada-United Kingdom Inter-Parliamentary Association (RUUK) and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK (CPA UK) held their third bilateral meeting of 2021.