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At the invitation of the Speaker of the Parliament of New Zealand, the Honourable Margaret Wilson and the two Presiding Officers of the Parliament of Australia, the Honourable Paul Calvert, Senator, President of the Senate and the Honourable David Hawker, M.P., Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Honourable Peter Milliken, Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada, and a parliamentary ...

· each state should have a person/position who is responsible for emergency preparedness, reporting to the Governor · evacuation routes should be established in advance of an emergency, and evacuation should be staggered; as well, those without transportation of their own should be identified and a transportation plan should be developed · lives are often lost when people refuse to evacuate ...

He congratulated the rapporteur and Political Affairs Committee for preparing “a balanced draft recommendation [that] sets out clearly and concisely what the new governments of Israel and the Palestinian territories must do to allow the peace process to continue,” and argued that “a clear commitment to dialogue and compromise” is now ...

The children – who are orphans, abandoned children, or destitute children -- live as a “family” and are brought up by social workers until they reach the age of 18, at which point they are expected to live independently. Many of the children are AIDS orphans and 160 of them are HIV positive.

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 August 29th to September 4th, 2010, nine Canadian parliamentarians were in Alberta to take part in the 37th Annual Meeting of the Canada-France Interparliamentary Association. Senator Claudette Tardif headed the Canadian delegation, which consisted of Senators Jean-Claude Rivest and Gérald Comeau, and Steven Blaney, Lois Brown, Paule Brunelle, Yvon Godin, Bernard Patry and Mario Silva ...

Financial scrutiny was a good idea, but were there really enough resources to do the job properly? Brigitta Gadient (Switzerland) thought the existing IPU committees were sufficient to increase co-operation with the UN, however, the majority in the IPU was in favour of the Committee so the group needed to co-operate.

From 19 – 20 February 2009, five Canadian parliamentarians attended the Winter Meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE in Vienna, Austria. The Honourable Senator Consiglio Di Nino led the delegation, which included the Honourable Senator Jerahmiel Grafstein, Mr. David Tilson, Member of Parliament and President of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association, Mr. Dean Allison, Member ...

The CPA Executive Committee met in the Royal Swazi Spa, Convention Centre, Ezulwini, Lobamba, Swaziland. Hon. Kathleen Casey, MLA, Speaker of the Prince Edward Island, Legislative Assembly, took the Chair as Acting Chairperson in the absence of the Chairperson of the Executive Committee.

May 8 - 10, 2006 Freshwater for the Future Conference 2006 : Policies for Sustainable Water Management in Canada - Policy Research Initiative of the Privy Council Office Gatineau, Québec, Canada Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group