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From 21 to 22 February 2013, a delegation of six Canadian parliamentarians attended the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Winter Meeting in Vienna, Austria. Mr. Dean Allison, M.P., led the delegation, which included from the Senate the Honourable Senators Percy E. Downe and Ghislain Maltais and from the House of Commons the Honourable Hedy Fry, P.C., M.P., Mr. Gerald Keddy, M.P., and Mr. Glenn ...

The Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU) was represented by Senator Marilou McPhedran, Senator Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia, MP, Mr. Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, MP, Ms. Iqra Khalid, MP, Ms. Lindsay Mathyssen, MP, and Mr. Sven Spengemann, MP.

The purpose of the workshop was to examine the impacts of trans-boundary hazards and the need for concerted actions on behalf of governments, organizations and individuals. In addition to more immediate emergency relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction phases, we need to develop long-term early warnings strategies for climate change and disaster risk reduction. Regional early warning systems ...

The French delegation was led by National Assembly Member Christopher Weissberg, Chair of the French Branch of the Association, and Senator Yan Chantrel, Chair of the France–Canada Friendship Group in the Senate.

The delegation of the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (C.P.A.), was composed of Senator David Smith, P.C., and Senator Nancy Ruth. The conference was sponsored by the U.K. branch of the C.P.A. and was held in one of the buildings of the U.K. Parliament at Westminster.

The visit was an opportunity to pursue the cordial relationship between Canada and Georgia. Discussions were held on the diplomatic relations between our countries and relations between Russia and Georgia. Chairperson Burjanadze and her delegation were able to visit the Canadian Museum of Civilization. On February 15, Chairperson Burjanadze participated in a conference organized by Canada's ...

The Working Group of the Network of Women Parliamentarians of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) is mandated to develop a policy to prevent and manage harassment within the APF. The Working Group met by videoconference on 8 December 2020. Marie France Lalonde, Member of Parliament, attended the meeting on behalf of the Canadian Branch of the APF. At this meeting, the Chair ...

Senator Raynell Andreychuk was the lead presenter on Workshop C - Balancing Economic Development and Environmental Protection which was moderated by the Hon. Philip Zuniga, President of the Senate of Belize.

The Honourable David McGuinty, P.C., M.P., President of the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU) and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Executive Committee Vice-President for the Twelve Plus geopolitical Group (12+), led a delegation of parliamentarians composed of the Honourable Salma Ataullahjan, Senator, the Honourable Rob ...

The Senate of Canada has an agreement with the university to host a number of students each year for a six week placement as interns in the Office of the Senate Speaker or in a senator’s office on Parliament Hill. The Speaker presented a certificate of achievement to the following students who recently completed their placement.