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The Honourable Peter Milliken, Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada, and a parliamentary delegation traveled to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas from March 2 to March 4, 2005. This visit was the result of an invitation from the Honourable Oswald Ingraham, Speaker of the House of Assembly of The Bahamas.

We wish to thank all men and women who participated at the 2012 Gathering of the Group of Women Parliamentarians for their valuable contribution to drafting this document; our special acknowledgment to the representatives of Trinidad and Tobago, Senator Lyndira Oudit, and of Dominican Republic, Deputy Lucía Alba, for their suggestions.

“I was very pleased to be able to attend the ERC’s 53rd annual meeting, partly because I represent a province that is included in the ERC,” said Mr. Easter. “As well, I think it was fortunate that Canada’s federal parliamentarians were there to support their provincial counterparts during discussions of some of the ERC’s resolutions. Important motions were passed in relation to pre ...

From February 24-26, 2019, the Speaker of the Senate, the Honourable George J. Furey, Q.C., and the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Honourable Geoff Regan, P.C., M.P., hosted the XXII Canada—Mexico Interparliamentary Meeting in Ottawa, Canada. The following Canadian and Mexican legislators participated in the meeting:

Despite necessary strategic re-evaluations and budgetary constraints, the United States are not turning away from its commitment to European security, even if the transatlantic relationship must continue to evolve to keep pace with a changing global strategic context. This was the principal message delivered by US officials to members of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly during the annual visit ...

The Canadian Parliament attaches great importance to the work of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) and is proud to be one of its founding members. The Forum has allowed Canadian parliamentarians to engage in dialogue with their international counterparts throughout the Asia Pacific region. Given the global economic situation, the need to guard against protectionist tendencies 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 ...

Le présent rapport est divisé en deux parties. La première partie fait état des rencontres et des visites de sites que la délégation a effectuées à Bordeaux et dans la région du Médoc en lien avec les thématiques à l’étude, soit le développement durable et le secteur agroalimentaire. La deuxième partie traite des rencontres et des réunions thématiques qui ont eu lieu à ...

From 6–7 December 2014, Mr. Gord Brown, M.P., Co-Chair of the Canadian Section of the Canada–United States Inter-Parliamentary Group (IPG), led a delegation to the 2014 winter meeting of the Western Governors’ Association (WGA) in Las Vegas, Nevada. The other delegate was Senator David Wells, and the delegation was accompanied by Ms. June Dewetering, Senior Advisor to the Canadian ...

The visit took place in a particularly sensitive political environment. Following major disagreements within the ruling coalition about how to react to the recognition of Kosovo's declaration of independence by a majority of EU member states, early parliamentary elections were called for May 11, on the same day as local elections. This context strongly influenced the delegation's discussions ...