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Led by Lord Purvis of Tweed, the cross-party delegation also included Mr. Andrew Percy, MP, Mr. Stephen Doughty, MP, and Ms. Anum Qaisar, MP. In support of the delegation’s objective to deepen trade ties between the two countries, RUUK organized a series of meetings and roundtable sessions with over 20 Canadian parliamentarians, experts, and ...

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 Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU) was invited to participate in the UN Women’s Generation Equality Forum (the Forum) co-hosted by Mexico and France. Taking place online from June 30 to July 2, 2021, the Forum comprised a series of conferences that together constituted the largest global feminist gathering since the 1995 UN World Conference on Women in Beijing. The ...

Lord Purvis of Tweed (U.K.) and Ms. Marie-France Lalonde (MP, CAN) addressed a future Canada-U.K. Trade Agreement, while Mr. McKay (in collaboration with High Commissioner Goodale) and Mr. Darren Jones (MP, U.K.) led the discussion on trade and cybersecurity.

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 ...

Lord Purvis of Tweed (U.K.) and Ms. Marie-France Lalonde (MP, CAN) addressed a future Canada-U.K. Trade Agreement, while Mr. McKay (in collaboration with High Commissioner Goodale) and Mr. Darren Jones (MP, U.K.) led the discussion on trade and cybersecurity.