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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organization of 188 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world. It oversees the international monetary system and monitors the financial and economic policies of its members. It keeps ...

From July 30 to August 2, 2013, Mr. Rick Dykstra, M.P., Vice-Chair and Mr. Brian Masse, M.P., Vice-Chair led a delegation from the Canadian Section of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group (IPG) to the 66th annual meeting of the Council of State Governments-WEST (CSG-WEST), in Las Vegas, Nevada. The meeting, which was focused on “Bright Lights: Shining on the Progress of the ...

Participants also discussed financial management and interparliamentary co-operation programs. Lastly, it was agreed that these matters would be followed up on in advance of the APF’s annual budget.

A French session of the Parliamentary Officers’ Study Program was held from April 24 to 28, 2023. Eight parliamentary officers from the following legislatures participated: Parliament (Republic of Austria); Senate (Kingdom of Cambodia); National Assembly of Quebec (Canada); Assembly of the Union (Union of the Comoros); National Assembly (French Republic); National Assembly (Republic of ...

“The 2013 annual summit covered a wide range of topics that affect both Canada and the United States,” said Mr. Rajotte. “Certainly, there are many opportunities for bilateral cooperation and the sharing of best practices in such areas as energy, the Arctic, the common border, innovation, disaster resilience, workforce development, trade and economic development, agriculture and invasive ...

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+), participated in a meeting of the Steering Committee of the 12+ by videoconference on June 23, 2020. The agenda included reports on developments since the group ...

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe expressed concern about the consequences of austerity measures on democracy and social rights standards. The Assembly said that “budgetary cuts in social expenditure risk further deepening the crisis and undermining social rights.” It also pointed out that the implementation of austerity measures is often linked to bodies “whose ...

The parliamentary delegation of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) that attended the seminar on including a gender perspective in the preparation of national budgets: putting it into practice, which was held in Bitola, Macedonia, on November 4 and 5, 2010, has the honour to present its report.

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 ...

The hearing included remarks by United Nations General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir, and IPU President, Duarte Pacheco, as well as a video address from United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres. The keynote speech, entitled How corruption undermines democracy and development: the need for parliamentary engagement, was delivered by Ms. Delia Ferreira Rubio, Chair of the Board of ...