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In parallel with the priority theme for the UNCSW, the theme of the IPU event was Parliamentary strategies for tackling violence against women and girls, which focused on strategies to prevent, protect against and prosecute all forms of violence against women and girls. In particular, the event examined four key areas: (1) Behind a strong political will – parliamentarians’ motivation and ...

The 2014–2015 OSCE PA President, Ilkka Kanerva (Finland), chaired the Standing Committee meeting. During its meeting, the Standing Committee heard a report from the PA’s outgoing Treasurer, Mr. Roberto Battelli (Slovenia) and approved a budget increase of 2.4% increase in the budget to cover increased election observation activities, general administrative expenses, and expenses related to ...

Report From 27-29 April 2008, Senator Jerry Grafstein and Mr. Rob Merrifield, M.P., Co-Chairs of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group (IPG), led a delegation comprised of the Honourable Wayne Easter, P.C., M.P. and Mr. Marcel Lussier, M.P. to the spring meeting of the Canadian/American Border Trade Alliance (BTA) held in Ottawa each year. The IPG has a long association with the ...

Article 25 of the Statutes and Rules of the Inter-Parliamentary Union permits members of the IPU to form geopolitical groups. These groups play an important role in the functioning and activities of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).

The Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group aims to find points of convergence in respective national policies, to initiate dialogue on points of divergence, to encourage the exchange of information, and to promote better understanding among legislators on shared issues of concern. In addition to regular meetings with their federal counterparts, in recent years, members of the Canadian ...

Other topics of discussion were the French tax on digital companies, the French presidential election coming up in 2022, domestic and international terrorism, France’s relationship with China and ideas for potential partnerships between different regions of France and Canada.

The Speaker of the Senate, the Honourable Dan Hays, and the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Honourable Peter Milliken, led a joint parliamentary delegation which attended the XIIIth Mexico-Canada Inter-Parliamentary Meeting, held in Mexico City from January 24-27, 2005.

Article 25 of the Statutes and Rules of the Inter-Parliamentary Union permits members of the IPU to form geopolitical groups. These groups play an important role in the functioning and activities of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).

The interaction with state legislators enables members of the Canadian Section of the IPG to achieve better the aim of finding points of convergence in respective national policies, initiating dialogue on points of divergence, encouraging exchanges of information and promoting better understanding on shared issues of concern. Moreover, the meetings with state legislators provide members of the ...

The Canadian Section of the Canada-Japan Inter-Parliamentary Group shall promote exchanges between Japanese and Canadian Parliamentarians, propose initiatives likely to lead to a better mutual understanding of bilateral and multilateral problems and work to develop co-operation between the two countries in all the fields of human activity.