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Meeting of the APF’s Cooperation and Development Committee (COOP) Bureau – June 9, 2020 The APF’s Cooperation and Development Committee Bureau sets the agenda and decides on other administrative matters for the main committee. At the meeting, held by videoconference, the honourable Éric Forest, Senator and rapporteur of the Canadian Branch, was among the members present to discussed ...

On 19 June 2024, Her Excellency Susannah Goshko, British High Commissioner to Canada, hosted a luncheon for the executive members of the Canada–United Kingdom (U.K.) Inter-Parliamentary Association. The conversations centred on the electoral platforms of U.K. political parties in advance of the general election in July 2024. Ms. Goshko and the executive members discussed the parties ...

The main topic of discussion was future plans for renewed parliamentary cooperation between the two associations. Ms. Yon-Courtin congratulated Mr. Sorbara on his election as CAEU President and expressed D-CA’s desire to travel to Canada in September 2022 for the annual interparliamentary meeting (IPM). They also discussed a list of topics that could be part of the IPM’s agenda, including ...

The Honourable Stan Kutcher, Senator, gave a presentation on parliamentary privileges and immunities. Senator Kutcher focussed on the boundaries of the concept – emphasizing that parliamentary privilege is a shield to protect, not a sword to attack. He also underscored that, within the Canadian context, parliamentary privilege is a multilayered concept that is not codified. He added that the ...

From 10 to 15 October 2022, seven French parliamentarians travelled to British Colombia, Canada, to participate in the 48 th Annual Meeting of the Canada–France Inter-Parliamentary Association (the Association). The meeting was held in British Columbia (B.C.). The French delegation was led by National Assembly Member Christopher Weissberg, Chair of the French Branch of the Association, and ...

Du 28 au 30 juin 2015, l’honorable Wayne Easter, C.P., député, vice-président, et le sénateur Paul Massicotte, vice-président, dirigeaient la délégation du Groupe interparlementaire (GIP) Canada–États-Unis ayant pris part à la 8eConférence annuelle de l’Alliance des États du Sud-Est des États-Unis et des provinces canadiennes (SEUS CP) à Charlottetown (Île‑du‑Prince ...

On September 26, 2022, the Hon. Marilou McPhedran, Senator, attended a meeting of the Steering Committee of the Twelve Plus Group in her capacity as a Bureau member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s (IPU) Sustainable Development Committee. Participants discussed several matters relating to the Group’s activities, including its priorities at the 145th Assembly in Kigali, Rwanda ...

From June 3 to 7, 2013, the Honourable Sephiri Enoch Motanyane, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Lesotho, led a parliamentary delegation on an official visit to Ottawa and Toronto at the invitation of the Honourable Andrew Scheer, Speaker of the House of Commons. The delegation was composed of the Honourable Mamonaheng Mokitimi, Vice-President of the Senate of the Kingdom of ...

Le 16 juin 2022, plusieurs députés du Parlement canadien, dont la présidente de la Section canadienne de l’Association parlementaire du Commonwealth, Mme Alexandra Mendès, députée, ont rencontré l’hon. Gavin Short et l’hon. Leona Roberts, députés de l’Assemblée législative des îles Falkland. Les députés ont été heureux d’obtenir des précisions sur l’histoire des ...

Parliamentary Officers' Study Program (POSP) An English session of the Parliamentary Officers’ Study Program was held from October 7 to 11, 2024. Fifteen parliamentary officers from the following legislatures participated: Legislative Assemblies of Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan (Canada); Parliament (Republic of Ghana); Legislative Council (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the ...