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During the meeting, Canadian delegates were able to hear from parliamentarians from Bangladesh, Bahrain, the Philippines, Syria, Tanzania, Turkey, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Azerbaijan, Fiji, Nicaragua, Benin, Madagascar and Ecuador, and from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean. The UN Under-Secretary-General, Ms. Pramila Patten, addressed participants through a pre ...

Joint Interparliamentary Council Select All ICCI Joint Interparliamentary Council SCCI Subcommittee on Review of Parliament’s involvement with associations and recognized Interparliamentary groups Search Results: 711 - 720 of 740 Sorted in reverse chronological order Expand All Collapse All CAEU Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association July 8, 2020

From 10 to 15 October 2022, seven French parliamentarians travelled to British Colombia, Canada, to participate in the 48 th Annual Meeting of the Canada–France Inter-Parliamentary Association (the Association). The meeting was held in British Columbia (B.C.). The French delegation was led by National Assembly Member Christopher Weissberg, Chair of the French Branch of the Association, and ...

The CPTPP and Agriculture topic was presented by Randy Hoback, MP, former Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade of the Parliament of Canada; Tori Morgan and Isabelle Rayner from the U.K.’s National Farmers’ Union; and Ken Ash, former Director of the Organisation for Co-operation and Economic Development’s Trade and Agriculture Directorate. The session ...

Meeting on Young Women’s Political Participation and Leadership By videoconference Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU)

Interparliamentary Dialogue Celebrating 60 years of Diplomatic Relations Between Canada and Central American Countries By videoconference Canadian Section of ParlAmericas (CPAM)

The first Executive Committee meeting was held prior to the General Assembly. The Executive Committee deliberated on the meeting agenda, the IPSS Charter, and the nominations of IPSS President and two Vice-Presidents. The Canadian delegate was re-elected to one of the two international vice-presidents positions.

SCPAR members provided an update on the COVID 19 pandemic. Vaccination campaigns in Arctic regions seem successful in most countries, with high rates of fully vaccinated residents. Common challenges experienced by Arctic residents included: social isolation and financial burdens due to restrictions limiting gatherings and the operation of businesses and movement between communities and ...

Mr. Spengemann acknowledged that, while Canada has a high global ranking regarding UHC, the system is not perfect. Among the challenges Canada faces as it strives to implement UHC more broadly is the country’s vast geography and the related difficulty of accessing remote communities. He highlighted the difficulties faced by Indigenous peoples as well as recommendations by national and ...

The Bureau monitors the implementation of decisions made by the Plenary Assembly of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF), for which it exercises delegated authority. It ensures the implementation of the motions passed, the resolutions adopted and the opinions and recommendations issued by the Plenary Assembly. In this respect, it may make any decision it deems useful. It ...