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The main objectives of the meeting were to discuss the 2010 work plan – which included preparations for the 7th Plenary Meeting, a regional trade workshop, a meeting of the Group of Women Parliamentarians and initial activities of the new project financed by the Canadian International Development agency (CIDA) – and to address administrative matters. In response to the January 12 ...

PARLIAMENTARY OFFICERS' STUDY PROGRAM An opportunity for senior parliamentary staff from foreign legislatures and Canadian jurisdictions to learn about the functioning of the Parliament of Canada.

Presenters emphasized the gendered treatment of parliamentarians and other public figures online, noting that women face a higher degree of personal abuse and aggressive behaviour. As many presenters observed, beyond negatively impacting the lives of those who are targeted, online harassment undermines democracy and limits free speech by discouraging women and girls from being politically active.

Several members of the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association joined parliamentarians from other NATO countries to participate in a virtual meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Interparliamentary Council (UNIC). Ukranian Deputy Foreign Minister Yevhen Perebyinis and Major General Oleksandr Kyrylenko, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, addressed the participants. Both ...

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 (12+), participated in a virtual Steering Committee meeting of the 12+ on June 9, 2020. Members discussed important matters that will be on the agenda of the upcoming ...

La 7e Rencontre du Réseau pour un parlement ouvert de ParlAmericas aura pour objectif d’analyser les impacts de la transformation numérique sur les systèmes démocratiques. Il s’agira d’intégrer non seulement les opportunités et les défis qui ont émergé au cours des dernières années dû à la pénétration d'Internet et des TIC, mais aussi la façon de mettre en œuvre des ...

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Le Comité exécutif international de l’APC (EXCO) se réunit deux fois l’an, d’abord au printemps et juste avant la conférence annuelle. Cette année, la réunion de l’automne a eu lieu de façon virtuelle. Les statuts de l’APC lui confient le contrôle et la gestion des activités et des affaires de l’Association. Le Comité exécutif international compte environ 35 membres ...

La discussion a essentiellement porté sur les plans pour le renouvellement de la coopération parlementaire entre les deux associations. Mme Yon-Courtin a félicité M. Sorbara pour son élection à la présidence de l’Association CAEU et a exprimé le souhait de venir au Canada en septembre 2022 pour la réunion interparlementaire annuelle. Ils ont également discuté d’une liste de ...

The Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region (SCPAR) held a regular meeting on 10 February 2022 via videoconference. New members from the Canadian delegation – Ms. Yvonne Jones, Member of Parliament (MP) for Labrador, and Mr. Bob Zimmer, MP for Prince George–Peace River–Northern Rockies – and other new members introduced themselves. This meeting marked Ms. Aaja ...