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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 ...

A delegation of four parliamentarians from the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association travelled to Strasbourg to participate in the spring session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), in which Canada enjoys observer status along with Israel and Mexico. The delegation was led by Association vice-president the Hon. Lorna Milne, Senator, and included from the House of ...

CPA Post-Election Seminar for the Bermuda House of Assembly By videoconference Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CCOM)

Bureau Meeting and Spring Session Luxembourg, Luxembourg Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association (CANA) The Bureau’s main function is to ensure the overall guidance and coherence of the Assembly’s policies and activities in the interval between meetings of the Standing Committee; it also acts as the “first responder” when internal or external events require a decision or statement by ...

The 2022 Westminster Seminar on Parliamentary Practice and Procedure organized by the United Kingdom Branch of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association gathered many parliamentarians and clerks in person and virtually, from every region of the Commonwealth to exchange ideas and build knowledge around topics relevant to Westminster-style democracies. Two parliamentarians from the Canadian Branch ...

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 ...

One mandate of the Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association is development, especially to the extent that development affects parliamentary democracy, the rule of law, human rights and international parliamentary cooperation. During the visit the Association exercised its oversight role and assessed the government objectives of strengthening ties with Mozambique and the importance they attach ...

Ryan Leef, Member of Parliament, led a Canadian delegation of two to the meeting of the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region (the Standing Committee) held in Longyearbyen and Ny-Ålesund, Norway, 3-6 June 2013. The delegation also included Mr. Dennis Bevington, Member of Parliament. Ms. Shauna Troniak from the Parliamentary Information and Research Service of the Library ...

Members of the three Executive Committees of the ParlAmericas networks for gender equality, climate change and open parliament met to plan future work and inter-network collaboration. Paraguayan Senator Blanca Ovelar, President of ParlAmericas, provided opening remarks, followed by the presidents of the three networks, who presented their respective networks’ priorities. Senator Galvez, who ...

Webinar of the OSCE and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights on Gender Responsive Short-Term Visa Policies By videoconference Canadian Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (SECO)