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On 9 March 2021, the honourable Salma Ataullahjan, Senator, attended the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s (IPU) 45th Session of the Bureau of Women Parliamentarians. She joined other members of the Bureau from Cyprus, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sweden, and Thailand among others, as well as its President, Ms. Susan Kihika (Kenya), to review the IPU’s recent and upcoming activities on gender equality ...

It considers, on the basis of a report from the General Secretariat, issues involving branch membership and changes to their status, and it adopts the APF’s budget.

The Eighth Workshop of Parliamentary Scholars and Parliamentarians was held from 26-27 July 2008 at Wroxton College in Oxfordshire. The workshop included the following panel sessions: · Holding Government to Account · Enhancing Accountability · Parliaments and the Internet · Consequences of Devolution in the Uk · Gendered Ceremony and Ritual in Parliament · Legislative Developments in ...

Le Canada forme à lui seul une des régions de l’APC, et ses 14 sections correspondent aux assemblées législatives provinciales et territoriales et au Parlement fédéral. Au sein de la région canadienne, on offre aux législateurs un vaste programme d’échanges, de conférences et de colloques. La région canadienne a sa propre publication, intitulée la Revue parlementaire canadienne ...

The main topics of discussion were the surge or “second wave” of COVID-19 cases and how governments in Europe and Canada are responding; the European Commission’s new proposed Pact on Migration and Asylum; the European Union’s proposed €1.8-trillion seven-year budget and pandemic recovery plan; the recent Speech from the Throne and ...

CPA-UK Branch Workshop: Scrutinising Trade Agreements By videoconference Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CCOM)

CPA-UK Branch Workshop: Multilateral Trade Agreements: Opportunities and Challenges By videoconference Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CCOM)

Caroline Waters OBE, Deputy Chair of the UK's Equality and Human Rights Commission The Honourable Eugene Mussolini M.P., Member of the Rwandan Chamber of Deputies for Persons with Disabilities Richard Rieser, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Disabled Person's Forum Bonface Massah, Commissioner, Malawi Human Rights Commission

On 16 March 2021, members of the Executive Committee of the Canada-United Kingdom Inter-Parliamentary Association (RUUK) participated in a bilateral meeting with members of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK (CPA UK).

Canada as a whole makes up one of the regions of the CPA, and its 14 branches correspond to the provincial and territorial legislative assemblies and the federal Parliament. Within the Canadian region, legislators can take part in a wide range of exchange programs, conferences and seminars. The Canadian region also has its own publication, Canadian Parliamentary Review. The Regional Council is ...