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In her presentation, Ms. Shanahan discussed the importance of codes of conduct for Parliamentarians and how they can contribute to building and maintaining public trust. She provided examples of policies governing the behaviour of parliamentarians in Canada, including sexual harassment policies and rules in place in the House of Commons. Ms.

On 13 and 14 October 2021, the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF), represented by Marie-France Lalonde, Member of Parliament, participated in “ Le parlementarisme féminin en France et au Québec : où en sommes-nous?”, a symposium about women in parliament in France and Quebec hosted by the Commission de la mémoire franco-québécoise.

From June 6 to 11, 2009, His Excellency Luka Bebić, President of the Parliament of the Republic of Croatia, led a parliamentary delegation to Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal at the invitation of the Honourable Peter Milliken, Speaker of the House of Commons. The delegation was composed of Mrs. Želijka Antunović, M.P., Vice-President of the Parliament, Mr. Boris Kunst, M.P., Chairman of the ...

On 19 November 2022, Her Excellency Susannah Goshko, British High Commissioner to Canada, hosted a luncheon at her residence for the Canada-United Kingdom Inter-Parliamentary Association (RUUK) Executive Committee. The event was the first opportunity RUUK members had to meet with the High Commissioner following their successful mission to London, England and Belfast, Northern Ireland in ...

Visit of the Honourable George J. Furey, K.C., Speaker of the Senate, and a Parliamentary Delegation, State of Israel and Czech Republic From February 26 to March 3, 2023, the Speaker of the Senate, the Honourable George J. Furey, K.C., led a parliamentary delegation to the State of Israel and the Czech Republic. The delegation consisted of the Honourable Senator Donald Neil Plett and the ...

CPA Post-Election Virtual Seminar for the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago By videoconference Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CCOM)

Attended by newly elected Members of the Anguilla House of Assembly, the Post-Election Seminar featured panelists presenting from across the Commonwealth. This seminar, which is the CPA’s longest running program, was delivered for the first time fully virtually due to travel restrictions in place during the COVID-19 global pandemic ...

Members of the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union UIPU) participated, two of whom, Rachel Blaney, MP and Sven Spengemann, MP were featured presenters together with Dr. Pechdau Tohmeena from Thailand’s House of Representatives and David Clarke from the World Health Organization. Senator Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia also attended.

On May 18, the Right Honourable Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament, visited Ottawa at the invitation of the Honourable Georges J. Furey, Q.C., Speaker of the Senate and the Honourable Geoff Regan, P.C., M.P., Speaker of the House of Commons. He was accompanied by Mr. Markus Winkler, Head of Cabinet, Mr. Armin Machmer, Deputy Head of Cabinet and Spokesman, Mr. Walter Masur ...

On 29 May 2023, the Executive Committee of the Canada–United Kingdom Inter-Parliamentary Association (RUUK) hosted a meeting with the Speaker of the United Kingdom House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, M.P.; Deputy Speaker of the United Kingdom House of Commons, Nigel Evans, M.P.; and British High Commissioner to Canada, Her Excellency Susannah Goshko. James Maloney, M.P., Chair of RUUK ...