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The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, led an official visit to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and to the Republic of Ireland between May 18 and 26, 2007.

CPA UK 3-day Virtual Workshop - Actions to Prevent Human Trafficking through Sport: Workshop to Build Capacity and Techniques By videoconference Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CCOM) CCOM February 22, 2022 Executive Committee Meeting By videoconference Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association ...

Scotland, along with England, Wales and Northern Ireland, are part of the United Kingdom (UK). In 1997, in a national referendum, the Scots voted to create their own Parliament. Elections were held in 1999 and a new Parliament convened in 2000. The Scots continue to have representation in the Westminster Parliament as well (72 out of 659 constituencies are Scottish). At present, the Scottish ...

During this meeting hosted by the Chief Government Whip, Speaker Milliken and the Canadian whips exchanged views on the role of whips in each parliamentary system and discussed changes in the parliamentary process in each country.

The Canadian delegation was briefed by Ambassador Laurette Glasgow, Canada’s Permanent Observer to the Council of Europe, and François LaRochelle, her deputy, on the fall session, recent developments at the Council of Europe, as well as on Canada’s involvement, in particular with regard to the government’s input into the Committee of ...

The second day of the workshop featured breakout rooms where groups of participants discussed their role in addressing sports trafficking. Adeline Dumoulin (CPA UK) and Lerina Bright (Mission 89) facilitated one of the breakout rooms for parliamentarians and parliamentary officials.

He shared a statistical table with the number of reported COVID-19 cases and the number of deaths across Canada. He also spoke about the steps the Canadian government had taken to support the economy during the pandemic. Lastly, he described the measures in place so that the Parliament of Canada could continue meeting.

The frank commentary provided on these three important subjects stimulated extensive discussion among the participants and their guests. On 28 June 2021, the Canada-United Kingdom Inter-Parliamentary Association (RUUK) and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK (CPA UK) held their third bilateral meeting of 2021.

The second day of the workshop featured breakout rooms where groups of participants discussed their role in addressing sports trafficking. Adeline Dumoulin (CPA UK) and Lerina Bright (Mission 89) facilitated one of the breakout rooms for parliamentarians and parliamentary officials.

The Caribbean Workshop on Human Trafficking, Forced Labour and Contemporary Forms of Exploitation, organized by CPA UK, took place online from February 2 and 3, 2021. Parliamentarians and officials taking part in the workshop represented the UK, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, St Vincent & Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago and Virgin Islands (UK). The programme explored topics such as child ...