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A Canadian delegation participated in an event at the United Nations (UN) organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the UN Division for the Advancement of Women (UNDAW). This event took place on the occasion of the 54thsession of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW). The theme was: “The Role of Parliaments in Enforcing Gender Equality and Women’s Rights ...

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.”

The Parliamentary Conference on the WTO is a joint undertaking of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the European Parliament. Its primary objective is to enhance the external transparency of the WTO and make it accountable to parliamentarians as elected representatives of the people. The sessions of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO are held once a year and on the occasion of WTO ...

In addition, President Bayley and officers of the DSC met several Members of the US House of Representatives and Senate to discuss the role of the NATO PA and share perspectives on the transatlantic relationship.

On December 10, 2012, Mr. Jacques Chagnon, President of the National Assembly of Quebec, visited Ottawa at the invitation of the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, and the Honourable Andrew Scheer, M.P., Speaker of the House of Commons. He was accompanied by Ms. Johanne Whittom, Chief of Staff, Office of the President; Ms. Ariane Mignolet, Executive Director of Legal and ...

From May 31 to June 2, 2015 the Honourable Stephen Parry, Senator, President of the Senate of Australia, visited Ottawa at the invitation of the Honourable Leo Housakos, Speaker of the Senate and the Honourable Andrew Scheer, M.P., Speaker of the House of Commons. President Parry was accompanied by Mrs. Allison Parry and Ms. Leanne Holland, Counsellor to President Parry. His Excellency Tony ...

The parliamentary delegation of the Canadian Branch that attended the meeting of the Education, Communication and Cultural Affairs Committee of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF), held in Fort-de-France, Martinique, on Monday, March 5, and Tuesday, March 6, 2007, has the honour to present its report. The delegation consisted of the Honourable Andrée Champagne, Senator and ...

Mrs Doris Stump (Switzerland) said the problem was due to the imbalance between a very strong Secretary General and weak governing institutions. The Executive Committee established the Secretary General’s employment conditions; it should therefore be responsible for taking into account the Parliamentarians’ points of view. Now the proposed amendment of articles 8 and 9 of the Rules of the ...

The purposes of this bilateral visit were many. In broad terms, the delegation held as an objective to convene meetings with a wide variety of groups and individuals, including Haitian parliamentarians, Canadian officials and stakeholders, and personnel and professionals providing services on the ground to Haitians. These meetings were meant to provide the delegation with a more complete ...

From April 13 to 15, 2016, Her Excellency Ināra Mūrniece, Speaker of the Saeima (Parliament) of the Republic of Latvia, led a parliamentary delegation to Ottawa at the invitation of the Honourable George Furey, Q.C., Speaker of the Senate, and the Honourable Geoff Regan, P.C., M.P., Speaker of the House of Commons. The delegation included Ojārs Ēriks Kalniņš, member of the Latvian ...