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The decision was difficult and might impact on other organisations in a similar situation. The Chair said that there had been an overwhelming political will to admit Palestine to full membership at the Cape Town Assembly. This would have contravened the statutes.

The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association held the second of its CPA High-Level Roundtables with Commonwealth High Commissioners based in London and representatives of Overseas Territories.

Japan is Canada’s second-largest export market and boasts the world’s second-largest economy, whose gross domestic product (GDP) per capita is exceeded only by that of the United States. In 2004, Canada’s two-way merchandise trade with Japan amounted to $21.9 billion. Canada-Japan bilateral investment now exceeds $40 billion and Japanese foreign direct investment (FDI) in Canada is ...

The IPU supports the efforts of the United Nations, whose objectives it shares, and works in close cooperation with it. The IPU also cooperates with regional inter-parliamentary organizations, as well as with international intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations which are motivated by the same ideals.

While energy dependent states have attempted to diversify their supplies by developing links with Central Asia, the impact of these policies has been largely undermined by the monopolistic contractual relations of Russia with Central Asian countries.

The interaction with state legislators enables members of the Canadian Section of the IPG to achieve better the aim of finding points of convergence in respective national policies, initiating dialogue on points of divergence, encouraging exchanges of information and promoting better understanding on shared issues of concern. Moreover, the meetings with state legislators provide members of the ...

The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting and extended a particular welcome to Mr Daniel Reisiegel (Czech Republic) who was attending the Steering Committee for the first time as part of the rotating membership system between Slovenia, Poland and the Czech Republic. Mr Reisiegel’s colleague Ms Hana Sediva was also welcomed as an observer.

PARLIAMENT OF CANADA / PARLEMENT DU CANADA PARLIAMENTARY EXCHANGES ÉCHANGES PARLEMENTAIRES OTTAWA, CANADA K1A 0A6

The morning sessions focused on the political empowerment of rural women, while the afternoon sessions covered ways to address discrimination against women in legislation, particularly regarding access to land, property, credit and inheritance. Access to health care was also discussed. Canadian delegation The following Canadian parliamentarians participated in this meeting: · The Honourable ...

Mr. Spengemann acknowledged that, while Canada has a high global ranking regarding UHC, the system is not perfect. Among the challenges Canada faces as it strives to implement UHC more broadly is the country’s vast geography and the related difficulty of accessing remote communities.