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The Speaker of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Commons are fourth and fifth respectively on the Order of Precedence of Canada, with the first three being the Governor General, the Prime Minister, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Thus, in addition to their traditional and ceremonial duties as the head of their respective institutions, the Speakers also perform their ...

Senators Andrée Champagne, Vice-President of the APF, Rose-Marie Losier-Cool, Chair of the Women’s Parliamentary Network, and Senator Pierre De Bané, Chair of the Parliamentary Affairs Committee, attended the Bureau meeting.

From June 30 to July 5, 2016, the Speaker of the Senate, the Honourable George J. Furey, Q.C., led a parliamentary delegation on an official visit to France. The delegation was composed of Mrs. Karen Furey, as well as the Honourable Senators Elizabeth Marshall and Fabian Manning. Accompanying the delegation were Mr. Charles Robert, Clerk of the Senate and Clerk of the Parliaments, Mr. Stuart ...

The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, and a delegation of senators visited Rome, Vatican City, Skopje, Podgorica and Belgrade from September 2 to 12, 2013.

In particular, Senators Cordy spoke about the Canadian Section’s activities since the BTA’s 2015 spring meeting, while Senator Moore’s focus was the Canadian Section’s expected future activities. Sessions with the following titles were held:

For the Senate elections, ELECAM used biometrics to establish its electoral list. Some members of the delegation observed part of the electoral registration process, and, in their views, the Senate election went well overall.

October 29, 2024 Meeting Between His Excellency Di Wang, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, and the Co-Chairs of the Canada-China Legislative Association Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Canada-China Legislative Association (CACN)

Senators René Cormier, Rosa Galvez, and Michael L. MacDonald also attended. Executive Committee members discussed priorities for the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas. They reviewed the budget for 2022–2023 then discussed a number of thematic issues, operational considerations, and future activities for the section.

For the Senate elections, ELECAM used biometrics to establish its electoral list. Some members of the delegation observed part of the electoral registration process, and, in their views, the Senate election went well overall.

In addition to the Inter-Parliamentary Group’s annual meeting, association members continue their bilateral efforts by travelling to Washington for meetings with US Senators and members of the House of Representatives to discuss such issues as trade, softwood lumber, the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and other border concerns, energy ...