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Meeting with Her Excellency Ms. Susannah Goshko, British High Commissioner Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Canada-United Kingdom Inter-Parliamentary Association (RUUK) CCOM Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association December 2, 2021

High Commissioner Charrette provided RUUK members with a detailed overview of current issues of importance to the United Kingdom (U.K.) including Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic and the relationships between Westminster and the devolved administrations in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

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On the last point, Ms. Kennedy emphasized that the development of a sound financial system is critical for economic development and growth; financial market development impacts on the entire economy and thus should be recast as a public development issue.

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First, they welcomed the Chargé d’affaires and a Minister representing the Kenya High Commission in Canada, who discussed current affairs in Kenya and answered questions from parliamentarians.

The Honourable Kim Pate, Senator, joined the discussion, asking how international poverty reduction efforts can be made relevant to domestic reform initiatives in high-income countries like Canada and whether there were studies which estimated the cost of poverty on economies around the world.