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In her remarks, Ms. Blaney highlighted the key role played by Tommy Douglas in introducing UHC to Canada over fifty years ago, noting that it has become one of Canada’s most valued institutions. While emphasizing that many Canadians have benefitted from UHC, she also observed that challenges continue to exist, in particular for seniors, women, and racialized communities. She stated that ...

This session focused on various aspects of public financial management in a parliamentary context. As a member of Standing Committee on Public Accounts, Mr. Greg Fergus, MP, gave a presentation on the unique roles and responsibilities of this committee in the Parliament of Canada. He discussed the work of the committee, the Auditor General’s reports to the committee, as well as the important ...

Recognized There are 4 Interparliamentary Groups recognized by the Parliament of Canada.

The Standing Committee performs a wide range of both political and administrative tasks. It determines the rights and obligations of non-member delegations and evaluates applications for non-member status which, if approved, are forwarded for the consideration of the full Assembly. It coordinates the overall work of the Assembly: it must approve all planned meetings and provides guidance to ...

The Study Group on Benchmarks for Democratic Legislatures was held at Bermuda College from October 30, 2006 to November 3, 2006. The meetings were chaired by Dennis Marshall, the Secretary General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. The Secretary General expressed the view that this study was one of the most important tasks undertaken by the CPA. The members of the study group were ...

On 19 November 2022, Her Excellency Susannah Goshko, British High Commissioner to Canada, hosted a luncheon at her residence for the Canada-United Kingdom Inter-Parliamentary Association (RUUK) Executive Committee. The event was the first opportunity RUUK members had to meet with the High Commissioner following their successful mission to London, England and Belfast, Northern Ireland in ...

The CPA’s international executive committee (EXCO) meets twice a year, in the spring and just before the annual meeting. This year, the spring meeting will be 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 ...

From 12-16 July 2014, a delegation from the Canadian Section of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group (IPG) attended the 69th annual meeting of the Council of State Governments’ Midwestern Legislative Conference (MLC) in Omaha, Nebraska. The members of the delegation were the Honourable Jane Cordy, Senator, the Honourable Scott Tannas, Senator, Mr. Leon Benoit, M.P. and Mr. John ...

Meeting of the Permanent Delegation of the APF Bureau – November 30, 2020 The permanent delegation of the APF Bureau meets when convened by the APF’s President. It has the power to decide on exceptional administrative matters. It also monitors the implementation of interparliamentary cooperation programs in accordance with the guidelines given by the plenary assembly and presents the APF ...