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Senator Dawson also said that this ties into the broader issue of respect for multilingualism within international organizations, which is being studied by the Political Committee and the Education, Communication and Cultural Affairs Committee. He concluded by stressing the importance of raising awareness of this issue among all partners and member branches.

Mr. Francesco Sorbara, M.P., President, Canada–Europe Parliamentary Association (CAEU), participated in a meeting held in the parliamentary precinct with Her Excellency, Melita Gabric, Ambassador of the European Union to Canada. The Ambassador was accompanied by Mr. Paul Lasserre, Press and Information Officer at the Delegation of the European Union to Canada.

A key element of the OSCE’s mandate is the promotion of democratic elections. To this end, the Canadian delegation to OSCE PA has participated in numerous international election observation missions. As a community of countries committed to democracy, the OSCE has placed great emphasis on promoting democratic elections as a key pillar of stability. All OSCE participating States have ...

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and ODIHR Joint Event on "Realizing Gender Equality in Parliaments: Transforming Institutions, Delivering for all Women and Men" By videoconference Canadian Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (SECO)

CPA Webinar for Speakers and Presiding Officers: COVID-19 and Independent Parliaments The Honourable Anthony Rota, M.P., Speaker of the House of Commons and President of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), was a panelist at the CPA webinar for Speakers and Presiding Officers along with participants from Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom and KwaZulu-Natal. They all ...

The Plenary Assembly of the Assemblée Parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) delegates authority to the Bureau to oversee the execution of its decisions. The Bureau is responsible for implementing the Plenary Assembly’s motions, resolutions, opinions and recommendations and may make any decision that will be helpful in that regard. Based on reports from the Secretariat General, it considers ...

The Honourable Dr. Xaysomphone Phomvihane, Vice-President of the National Assembly of Lao PDR, headed the Laotian delegation to the 17th APPF meeting and met with members of the Canadian delegation. Dr. Phomvihane began by expressing appreciation to Canada for its ongoing support in capacity building especially as related to parliamentary matters and human resources development. Lao PDR also ...

My name is Senator Joseph A. Day from Canada. I am accompanied by my colleague, Mr. Bryon Wilfert, Member of the House of Commons of Canada. We are delighted to participate in the 27th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organization (AIPO) in Cebu City, Philippines. Thank you for allowing Canada to be here as an observer at this meeting of AIPO.

1. Every Parliament constituted in conformity with the laws of a sovereign State whose population it represents and on whose territory it functions may request affiliation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union. A National Group representing any such Parliament and which is already affiliated at the time of the approval of this Article 2 may choose to remain a Member of the Union.

Senator Dawson also said that this ties into the broader issue of respect for multilingualism within international organizations, which is being studied by the Political Committee and the Education, Communication and Cultural Affairs Committee. He concluded by stressing the importance of raising awareness of this issue among all partners and member branches.