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Mr. Serré outlined some of the activities in which the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas has been involved since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Senator Galvez highlighted that the pandemic has affected people differently, depending on such factors as age, gender and sector of employment. Some foreign participants expressed their gratitude for Canadian parliamentarians’ efforts to ...

The following members of the association participated in the activity: The Honourable Jim Munson, Senator (Co-Chair), The Honourable Salma Ataullahjan, Senator (Vice-Chair), The Honourable René Cormier, Senator (Vice-Chair), Mr. Sven Spengemann, M.P. (Co-Chair), Mr. Greg Fergus, M.P. (Vice-Chair), Ms. Heather McPherson, M.P. (Vice Chair), Ms. Yasmin Ratansi, M.P. (Counsellor). Representatives ...

Visit of the Honourable Greg Fergus, P.C., M.P., Speaker of the House of Commons, and a Parliamentary Delegation, People's Democratic Republic of Algeria From April 24 to 26, 2024, the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Honourable Greg Fergus, P.C., M.P., led a parliamentary delegation to the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria. The delegation consisted of Mr. Peter Julian, M.P., and Ms ...

From October 8 to 11, 2018, the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Honourable Geoff Regan, P.C., M.P., led a parliamentary delegation on a visit to the Lebanese Republic (Lebanon) and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Jordan). The delegation consisted of Mr. David Christopherson, M.P., Mr. Ziad Aboultaif, M.P., and Mr. Fayçal El-Khoury, M.P. The delegation was accompanied by Mr. Brian ...

The parliamentary delegation of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) that attended the France-Canada Symposium, “L’empreinte de la France au Canada après 400 ans”, in Paris, France, on March 7 and 8, 2008 has the honour to present its report. The delegation was composed of the Honourable Pierre De Bané, Senator.

Ms. Lorber-Willis, Director of the Division of Support Services, gave a brief overview of the 2013 budget. In keeping with the recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Finance, the draft budget was balanced and there was zero increase in Members’ assessed contributions. The decision had been taken to freeze reserves in order to achieve that result and use the expected operating surplus of CHF ...

The Association’s purpose is to encourage exchanges between parliamentarians from Canada and African countries around the core parliamentary duties of oversight, accountability and representation and to enhance Canadian parliamentarians’ understanding of the issues, opportunities and challenges facing the African continent. In support of its objectives, the Association regularly conducts ...

On 30 October 2024, members of the executive committee of the Canada–United Kingdom Inter-Parliamentary Association hosted a luncheon to bid farewell to Her Excellency Susannah Goshko, British High Commissioner to Canada, prior to her next appointment as British Ambassador to Mexico. James Maloney, Member of Parliament and Chair of the Association, gave remarks in which he thanked Ms. Goshko ...

PNWER, which was created in 1991, is a statutory, bi-national public-private partnership composed of five U.S. states – Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington – and, in Canada, three provinces and two territories – Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Yukon and the Northwest Territories. It has two meetings each year: its annual summit in the summer, and its economic ...

As part of its mandate the Joint Interparliamentary Council is empowered to: Determine all budgetary and administrative matters relating to parliamentary associations, and in particular, the level of funding to be distributed to each parliamentary association within the limits of the total budget envelope approved by the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration of the ...