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The hearing included remarks by United Nations General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir, and IPU President, Duarte Pacheco, as well as a video address from United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres. The keynote speech, entitled How corruption undermines democracy and development: the need for parliamentary engagement, was delivered by Ms. Delia Ferreira Rubio, Chair of the Board of ...

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

Visit of the Honourable George J. Furey, QC, Speaker of the Senate, and a Parliamentary Delegation, Democratic Republic of Nepal and Republic of India From February 10 to 14, 2020, the Speaker of the Senate, the Honourable George J. Furey, QC, led a parliamentary delegation to the Democratic Republic of Nepal and the Republic of India. The delegation consisted of the Honourable Senator Donald ...

CPA Webinar for Speakers and Presiding Officers: COVID-19 and Independent Parliaments The Honourable Anthony Rota, M.P., Speaker of the House of Commons and President of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), was a panelist at the CPA webinar for Speakers and Presiding Officers along with participants from Trinidad and ...

CPA Webinar for Speakers and Presiding Officers: COVID-19 and Independent Parliaments The Honourable Anthony Rota, M.P., Speaker of the House of Commons and President of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), was a panelist at the CPA webinar for Speakers and Presiding Officers along with participants from Trinidad and ...

The Honourable Peter Milliken, Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada, and a parliamentary delegation travelled to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan from January 10 to 12, 2005. This official visit was the result of an invitation from Mr. Chaudhry Amir Hussain, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

They were accompanied by Mr. Gérald Lafrenière, Interim Clerk of the Senate and Clerk of the Parliaments, and Chief Legislative Services Officer, and Mr. Eric Janse, Clerk of the House of Commons. The conference was also attended by Speakers, or their designates, from each of the ten provinces and the three territories of Canada.

The committee is made up of a number of senators and MPs reflecting the proportionate share of the operating budget of the Branch as contributed by the Senate and the House of Commons, respectively. Committee members are elected at the CPA’s General Assembly.

CPA Webinar for Speakers and Presiding Officers: COVID-19 and Independent Parliaments The Honourable Anthony Rota, M.P., Speaker of the House of Commons and President of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), was a panelist at the CPA webinar for Speakers and Presiding Officers along with participants from Trinidad and ...

Representative Bridgid Annisette-George, Speaker of Trinidad and Tobago’s House of Representatives and Vice-President of ParlAmericas’ Board of Directors, provided opening remarks and an update on ParlAmericas’ recent and upcoming activities; particular mention was made of ParlAmericas’ participation in the upcoming 9th ...