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A delegation of two parliamentarians from the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association travelled to Paris, France, to participate in the annual meeting of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) with representatives of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The delegation was led by Association ...

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, participated in the second sitting of the 285th session of the International Executive Committee which took place virtually on 22 January 2021. Members agreed to a ...

Nothing precludes an independent Senator or MP from being a member of the executive. To the extent that it is possible given the desirability that each political party should be represented on the executive and the size of these parties, members should not be eligible to serve on more than one association’s executive committee.

8. Selection of Delegations: 8.1 The Executive Committee shall notify the membership of Group activities and select delegates, including the Leaders, to meetings of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group, in consultation with the Party leaderships, taking into account the following: a) the need for a strong Canadian delegation; b) that selection should be based on active ...

MP Richard Martel represented the Canadian Branch at the committee meeting. Members in attendance were briefed on the reports on activities for both the committee and the Parliamentary Network to fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

Mr. Corneliu Chisu, MP, delegation Chair; Hon. Percy Downe, Senator; Hon. Ghislain Maltais, Senator; Mr. Larry Miller, MP; Ms. Marie-Claude Morin, MP; and Mr. Scott Simms, MP, travelled to Strasbourg to participate in the first part-session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE or Assembly), in which Canada enjoys observer status, along with Israel and Mexico. The ...

Speaker Kinsella spoke with Mr. Simon Brooks-Ward, Esq. CVO, OBE, TD, to reiterate Canada’s continued support and interest in celebrating the Queen’s upcoming milestone as the longest ever reigning monarch in 2015.

Ambassador Wright hosted a luncheon for the Co-chairs attended by Mr. Simon Pang, Atomic Energy Canada Ltd. They discussed the Chinese energy market and the current state of play of CANDU technology in China and the competition from American PWR technology.

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 ...

The delegation of the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association which attended the 54th Annual Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from August 1 to 10, 2008, and which participated in a bilateral visit to Singapore from August 10 to 14, 2008 has the honour to present its report.