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The CPA’s International Executive Committee (EXCO) meets twice a year, in the spring and just before the annual meeting. This year, the fall meeting was held virtually. The CPA’s constitution authorizes it to control and manage the activities and business of the association. The international executive committee has about 35 members and is led by the chairperson of the CPA. The committee ...

Visit of the Honourable Greg Fergus, P.C., M.P., Speaker of the House of Commons, Jamaica, Grenada, and Barbados From March 3 to 7, 2025, the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Honourable Greg Fergus, P.C., M.P., undertook a working visit to Jamaica, Grenada and the Republic of Barbados. Accompanying the Speaker was Anthony Carricato, Director of Operations and International Affairs, Office ...

Senator McPhedran sought out best practices from the event’s participants regarding regulations or legislation in place or under development to address online harassment of women in politics, particularly in light of the impact of these experiences on their families and career choices. Ms. Vignola emphasized the role that education plays in building young girls’ and boys’ skills and self ...

The Canadian Regional Seminar of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), held since 1973, brought together delegates from the federal, provincial, and territorial CPA branches for annual training and exchanges related to their work as legislators. The theme of the 43 rd seminar was: Representative Government: Cultivating Inclusive Parliaments. The Canadian Branch was represented by ...

On 17 April 2023, James Maloney, M. P., Chair of the Canada–United Kingdom Inter-Parliamentary Association (RUUK), hosted a luncheon in honour of Alison Johnstone, the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, and two of her fellow members of the Scottish Parliament, Collette Stevenson and Finlay Carson. The Scottish delegation and members of the RUUK executive engaged in a dynamic ...

The comprehensive agreement reached by Latin American banana-producing nations, the United States of America and the European Union at the end of 2009 is widely considered to be a success story and a precursor of things to come. 10.

The Canadian Region of the CWP is administered by a steering committee that represents the views and concerns of women parliamentarians throughout Canada and develops programs to support the objectives of the CWP in the region. This committee is composed of one representative from each province and territory and one from the federal Parliament. A chair oversees its activities and represents ...

- Diplomatie - Parlement du Canada Canadian Parliamentarians attend meeting with U.S. state legislators. From 12-15 August 2013, three Vice-Chairs of the Canadian Section of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group (IPG) – Senator Michael L. MacDonald, Mr. Brian Masse, M.P. and the Honourable Wayne Easter, P.C., M.P. – led a delegation to the annual legislative summit of the ...

The 2022 Westminster Seminar on Parliamentary Practice and Procedure organized by the United Kingdom Branch of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association gathered many parliamentarians and clerks in person and virtually, from every region of the Commonwealth to exchange ideas and build knowledge around topics relevant to Westminster-style democracies. Two parliamentarians from the Canadian Branch ...

On 8 September 2020, Mr. Han Dong, M.P., Co-Chair of the Canada-China Legislative Association, participated in the 41st General Assembly of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) on behalf of both the Canada–China Legislative Association and the Canada–Japan Interparliamentary Group. This virtual meeting was hosted by Viet Nam, the Chair of ...