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In 2005, the advisory body known as the House of Chiefs was renamed the Ntlo ya Dikgosi and its membership increased from 15 to 35. In the October 2009 elections, the BDP won 45 seats, the BNF took six, while the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) and an allied party took five. An independent candidate was elected for the first time.

From 10 to 15 October 2022, seven French parliamentarians travelled to British Colombia, Canada, to participate in the 48 th 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 ...

A few APF member branches met to discuss the APF Opinion that will be presented to the heads of state who are attending the meeting at the upcoming Summit of La Francophonie in Djerba, Tunisia. The APF Opinion is a document of the l’Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie that provides suggested measures on a variety of issues, particularly the promotion of the French language and ...

From August 31st to September 7th 2011, nine Canadian parliamentarians were in France for the 38th Annual Meeting of the Canada-France Interparliamentary Association. Senator Claudette Tardif led the delegation, comprised of Senator Gérald Comeau, Senator Jean-Claude Rivest, and Members of Parliament Lois Brown, Jacques Gourde, Bernard Trottier, Yvon Godin, Robert Aubin, and Mauril Bélanger ...

The pro tempore Speaker of the Senate, the Honourable Rose-Marie Losier-Cool, and a delegation composed of the Honourable Senators Gérald Comeau, Claudette Tardif and Pierre Claude Nolin, undertook a visit to Paris, France, from March 6 to 8, 2008, to attend a symposium marking the 400th anniversary of Samuel de Champlain's settlement at Québec in 1608. The symposium, entitled Empreint de la ...

1. Mandate and Function of the Council of Europe The Council of Europe is an intergovernmental organization whose aims are: · to protect human rights, pluralist democracy and the rule of law; · to promote awareness and encourage the development of Europe’s cultural identity and diversity; · to find common solutions to the challenges facing European society, such as discrimination against ...

On September 26, 2022, the Hon. Marilou McPhedran, Senator, attended a meeting of the Steering Committee of the Twelve Plus Group in her capacity as a Bureau member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s (IPU) Sustainable Development Committee. Participants discussed several matters relating to the Group’s activities, including its priorities at the 145th Assembly in Kigali, Rwanda ...

The multiple members of the parliamentary delegation of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) that attended the seminar held by the APF Network of Women Parliamentarians, which addressed both the role of women parliamentarians in promoting a gender perspective while preparing national budgets and the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of ...

Summit on the Rapprochement of Canadian Francophonies—June 12 and 17, 2021 The parliamentary delegation of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) that took part in the summit on the rapprochement of Canadian francophonies, held by videoconference on June 12 and 17, 2021, consisted of Members of Parliament Francis Drouin, Marie-France Lalonde, Darrell ...

The Minister-Counsellor provided information on the economic relationship between Canada and France and statistics on trade between the two countries in recent years for various industry sectors. She noted some of the industry sectors that have shown significant growth and those that have experienced some decline, and highlighted priority sectors for the Embassy’s Trade Commissioner Service ...