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In the wake of the G-20 meetings held in Canada during 2010, the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate of Canada, hosted a Speakers' Consultation among the presiding officers of the upper and unicameral houses of the G-20 from September 2 to 5, 2010 in Ottawa. This initiative was the first of its kind.

The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, and a delegation of Senators visited Albania, Italy, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, the Holy See and Malta from October 11 to 18, 2009.

Hon. Mohammad Khair Al Zaibak, Senator Hon. David Arnot, Senator Hon. Salma Ataullahjan, Senator Hon. Robert Black, Senator Hon. Victor Eric Boudreau, Senator Hon ...

He noted that the most marginalized populations have been the hardest hit by COVID-19 and he highlighted recent work undertaken by committees of the Canadian House of Commons with respect to Indigenous peoples and gender equality. Mr.

Donald Oliver (Canada) had been in Kuwait recently and the Speaker of the Kuwaiti Parliament had told him that the subject might be submitted to the UN Committee. Elsa Papademetriou (Greece) recognised the sensitivity of the subject but expressed concerns that it had been debated many times by various different international organisations.

The new Speaker of the House of Commons, the Honourable Greg Fergus, was in attendance, along with several senators, Members of Parliament, and former staff.

The aim of Interparliamentary Groups is to strengthen relations between Canadian parliamentarians and those in the countries concerned. These groups organize general meetings and working luncheons for their members and, from time to time, welcome parliamentarians or officials from the countries involved. While officially recognized by the Parliament of Canada, interparliamentary Groups receive ...

The objectives of the visit were to discuss a range of issues regarding the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, examine reform proposals for the House of Lords and parliament governance issues, as well as discussing the possible disposition of Canadian assets in London.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Canada-United Kingdom Inter-Parliamentary Association (RUUK) On 5 February 2024, members of the Executive Committee of the Canada–United Kingdom Inter-Parliamentary Association hosted a luncheon in honour of the visit of members of the United Kingdom House of Commons Select Procedure Committee.