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The 4th Industrial Revolution. Each day covered a different theme and consisted of panel sessions covering different topics. Presenters included parliamentarians, academics and industry experts. The objective of the conference was to challenge participants to think about how the Commonwealth, parliaments and democracies will evolve in the next 10, 50 or even 100 years. The conference was ...

During this event, participants discussed the role of parliamentarians and public authorities during times of crisis. They also talked about the part played by the public sector as well as the relationship between public and private actors. Participants highlighted several of the challenges the world is facing, including the global water crisis, inequity and poverty, and climate change, and ...

From 23-25 February 2008, Mr. Rob Merrifield, M.P., co-Chair of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group (IPG), led a delegation to the winter meeting of the National Governors Association (NGA) in Washington, D.C. The delegation included Senators Wilfred Moore and Len Gustafson as well as Mr. James Rajotte, M.P. The theme for the NGA’s activities this year – including the ...

From 23-25 February 2008, Mr. Rob Merrifield, M.P., co-Chair of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group (IPG), led a delegation to the winter meeting of the National Governors Association (NGA) in Washington, D.C. The delegation included Senators Wilfred Moore and Len Gustafson as well as Mr. James Rajotte, M.P. The theme for the NGA’s activities this year – including the ...

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 4th Industrial Revolution. Each day covered a different theme and consisted of panel sessions covering different topics. Presenters included parliamentarians, academics and industry experts. The objective of the conference was to challenge participants to think about how the Commonwealth, parliaments and democracies will evolve in the next 10, 50 or even 100 years. The conference was ...

The 4th Industrial Revolution. Each day covered a different theme and consisted of panel sessions covering different topics. Presenters included parliamentarians, academics and industry experts. The objective of the conference was to challenge participants to think about how the Commonwealth, parliaments and democracies will evolve in the next 10, 50 or even 100 years. The conference was ...

Ms. Dazé explained that gender interacts with other factors – including age, disability, ethnicity and sexual orientation – to influence people's vulnerability to climate change and disasters. She outlined three components of a gender-responsive approach to building climate and disaster resilience: a recognition of gender differences in needs and capacities for managing climate and ...

The 4th Industrial Revolution. Each day covered a different theme and consisted of panel sessions covering different topics. Presenters included parliamentarians, academics and industry experts. The objective of the conference was to challenge participants to think about how the Commonwealth, parliaments and democracies will evolve in the next 10, 50 or even 100 years. The conference was ...

The delegation also traveled to Xi’an and Shanghai, where they visited the Temple of Heaven, the Forbidden City, Emperor Qin’s Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi’an National Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone, Song Jiang University Town, the China Executive Leadership Academy (Pudong), the Oriental Pearl Tower, Yu Garden, the Shanghai Urban Planning ...