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PRESENT: OFFICERS President Hon. Kenneth Marende, MP, Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya Vice-President Rt Hon. Lord Foulkes of Cumnock MSP, for Rt Hon. John Bercow, MP, Speaker of the House of Commons, United Kingdom Vice-Chairperson Hon. Kathleen Casey, MLA, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Prince Edward Island (also Canadian Regional Representative) Treasurer Hon. Hashim Abdul ...

The purpose of the visit was to provide Canadian parliamentarians with the opportunity to discuss a variety of issues of common interest to both the Canadian Parliament and Westminster. Among the topics discussed were: bilateral issues on trade including the Doha Round of Negotiations and agricultural subsidies; Anglo-Canadian cooperation in Afghanistan; current status of the Northern Ireland ...

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office of Human Rights (ODIHR) hosted a webinar entitled ‘Gender responsive short-term visa policies: Overview of practices in the OSCE region and recommendations for improvement’. The event was organized to call attention to ODIHR’s policy brief on the topic and to allow for a discussion on best practices and on how to improve ...

The purpose of the visit was to provide Canadian parliamentarians with the opportunity to discuss a variety of issues of common interest to both the Canadian Parliament and Westminster. Among the topics discussed were: bilateral issues on trade including the Doha Round of Negotiations and agricultural subsidies; Anglo-Canadian cooperation in Afghanistan; current status of the Northern Ireland ...

In 1985, the Special Committee on Reform of the House of Commons (McGrath Committee) stated that “The doctrine of ministerial accountability undermines the potential for genuine accountability on the part of the person that ought to be accountable – the senior officer of the department.”([5]) This Committee called for deputy ministers to be accountable before parliamentary committees for ...

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office of Human Rights (ODIHR) hosted a webinar entitled ‘Gender responsive short-term visa policies: Overview of practices in the OSCE region and recommendations for improvement’. The event was organized to call attention to ODIHR’s policy brief on the topic and to allow for a discussion on best practices and on how to improve ...

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 ...

Speakers Professor Patrick Minford, former advisor to Margaret Thatcher University of Cardiff and Lord Christopher Haskins of Skidby, Member of the European Union Subcommittee on Economic and financial Affairs and International Trade, House of Lords, presented a session called Frameworks of International Cooperation: Financial and Political ...

The Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association has the honour to present its report on the Meeting of the Standing Committee and the Secretaries of Delegation, held in Ponta Delgada, The Azores, Portugal April 1-2, 2011. Canada was represented by, Senator Raynell Andreychuk, Senator Jane Cordy, Senator Joseph A. Day Senator Pierre Claude Nolin and Mr. James Latimer, Association Secretary ...

The Chair recalled the difficulties that had been experienced in Bali concerning the procedure for the emergency item. A lack of clarity in the rules had been exacerbated by the absence of the IPU President and the inability of the Secretary General to give a firm ruling. This had resulted in the IPU Assembly being placed in the hands of the Speaker of the host Parliament. A copy of the ...