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Meeting of the Ministerial Conference of the Francophonie – November 24, 2020 MP Francis Drouin, President of the Canadian Branch and First Vice-President of the APF, participated in the 37th Ministerial Conference of the Francophonie on behalf of the APF’s President. The Ministerial Conference of the Francophonie (MCF) is one of three bodies enshrined in the Francophonie Charter, along ...

The Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region (SCPAR) met on 12 May 2022 via videoconference. Members from the Canadian delegation were Ms. Yvonne Jones, Member of Parliament (MP) for Labrador and Mr. Bob Zimmer, MP for Prince George–Peace River–Northern Rockies. At the meeting, members agreed to postpone the Conference of the Arctic Parliamentarians (CPAR) to 2024, at ...

On September 26, 2022, the Hon. Marilou McPhedran, Senator, attended a meeting of the Steering Committee of the Twelve Plus Group in her capacity as a Bureau member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s (IPU) Sustainable Development Committee. Participants discussed several matters relating to the Group’s activities, including its priorities at the 145th Assembly in Kigali, Rwanda ...

The meeting was attended by the Honourable Senators Jim Munson, Co-Chair; Salma Ataullahjan; René Cormier; Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia; and MPs Sven Spengemann, Co-Chair; Rob Oliphant; Terry Duguid, Yasmin Ratansi; and Gabriel Ste-Marie. First, they welcomed the Chargé d’affaires and a Minister representing the Kenya High Commission in Canada, who discussed current affairs in Kenya and answered ...

The 2022 Westminster Seminar on Parliamentary Practice and Procedure organized by the United Kingdom Branch of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association gathered many parliamentarians and clerks in person and virtually, from every region of the Commonwealth to exchange ideas and build knowledge around topics relevant to Westminster-style democracies. Two parliamentarians from the Canadian Branch ...

Le 20 juin, s’est tenu en visioconférence le premier Comité politique commun entre l’Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) et l’Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF), à l’invitation de Louise Mushikiwabo, Secrétaire générale de la Francophonie. Y ont également participé Caroline St-Hilaire, Administratrice de l’OIF, ainsi que pour l’APF : Francis ...

February 17 - 22, 2025 Co-Chairs' Annual Visit to Japan Tokyo, Fukuoka and Kumamoto, Japan Canada-Japan Inter-Parliamentary Group (CAJP)

The objectives of the visit included to: · exchange on subjects of interest stemming from shared membership in multilateral organizations such as the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association · discuss the current political dynamic in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Canada · compare and contrast parliamentary systems · explore the functioning of minority parliaments · discuss the relationship ...

The 17th Plenary Assembly of ParlAmericas provided an opportunity to share on the different measures that parliaments have taken or can take to implement sustainable and equitable production systems, considering the forthcoming economic packages for the reconstruction of our economies post COVID-19 pandemic, and to progressively meet the 2030 sustainable development agenda. The working ...

Les membres du Comité ont fait le point sur la pandémie de COVID 19. Les campagnes de vaccination dans l’Arctique semblent couronnées de succès dans la plupart des pays, la proportion d’habitants entièrement vaccinés y étant élevée. Plusieurs obstacles et difficultés sont communs à l’ensemble des habitants de l’Arctique, dont l’isolement social et les coûts financiers ...