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Report of the Canadian Parliamentary Delegation respecting its participation at the Canadian/American Border Trade Alliance (BTA) Conference

The conference, hosted by His Excellency Wolfgang Sobotka, President of the National Council of Austria, was attended by Speakers and Members from 18 Parliaments, and several representatives of European Jewish communities. The program included working sessions on “Antisemitism and the threat to democracy posed by hostility towards Jews”, the “Current situation of Jewish communities in ...

At the Second Plenary Assembly of ParlAmericas, held in Panama City in 2003, participating women parliamentarians held a breakfast meeting to discuss their role in parliament, politics and within the organization. Argentinean Parliamentarian Margarita Stolbizer proposed that the group be established as a permanent body. The suggestion was unanimously approved by the Plenary Assembly. The ...

The Canadian Branch of the CWP is administered by a steering committee that represents the views and concerns of women parliamentarians throughout Canada and develops programs to support the objectives of the CWP in the region. This committee is composed of one representative from each province and territory and one from the federal Parliament. A chair oversees its activities and represents ...

In the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, emphasis was placed on parliament-to-parliament relations, discussing parliamentary diplomacy, accountability, and current political and constitutional reforms. The role of Jordanian parliamentarians in the context of current regional challenges was also examined. Further, the Association sought to deepen its understanding of Jordan’s role in addressing ...

At the Standing Committee, President Kanerva announced that the Russian delegation had decided to boycott the Annual Session because a number of the delegates had been denied entry to Finland on the basis that they are subject to European Union (EU) sanctions, including a visa ban. The Russian parliament sent only Mr. Nikolay Kovalev, OSCE PA Special Representative on Anti-Terrorism, to the ...

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Report of the Canadian Parliamentary Delegation respecting its participation at the Annual National Conference of the Council of State Governments (CSG), Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America, September 19-22, 2013 - Diplomacy - Parliament of CanadaTravel Costs

The Chair agreed with the idea of adding a fourth column to the table of strategic directions in order to state which activities were effectively carried out and at what cost. He wondered, however, what percentage such activities had within the whole IPU budget compared to, say, travel expenses or staff costs. The primary budget had decreased by about 8%, but due to fluctuations of the Swiss ...

Report of the Canadian Parliamentary Delegation to the Annual Gathering of the Group of Women Parliamentarians Canadian Section of ParlAmericas Valparaiso, Chile May 8 and 9, 2012