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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 Tobago, the ...

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 ...

The Committee’s mission to the United States, undertaken annually at the invitation of the U.S. House of Representatives, this year included dialogue with Congressional leaders of both Houses as well as senior officials from the Departments of State and Defense. The delegation also met with independent experts at the Council on Foreign Relations. Finally, the delegation travelled to San ...

From September 19 to 23, 2006, His Excellency Dr. Rory O’Hanlon, Chairman of the House of Representatives of Ireland, and His Excellency Rory Kiely, Chairman of the Senate of Ireland, led a delegation of Members of the House of Representatives on an official visit to Ottawa, Kingston and Toronto, at the invitation of the Speaker of the Senate ...

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 ...

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

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

As the current chair of the House of Commons Finance Committee, and as a prior chair of the House Industry Committee, I found the sessions on innovation and economic development to be particularly valuable. Overall, the presentations were extremely informative, and the discussions I had with meeting participants were enlightening.”

Two female Speakers of Parliament: Dr. Jennifer Simons, Speaker of the National Assembly of Suriname and Gisele Isaac-Arrindell, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda were the main presenters. They spoke on their experiences to shed light on the challenges that women face when entering politics.