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The CPA’s International Executive Committee (EXCO) meets twice a year, in the spring and just before the annual meeting. This year, the fall meeting was held virtually. The CPA’s constitution authorizes it to control and manage the activities and business of the association.

In the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, emphasis was placed on parliament-to-parliament relations, discussing parliamentary diplomacy, accountability, and current political and constitutional reforms. The role of Jordanian parliamentarians in the context of current regional challenges was also examined. Further, the Association sought to deepen its understanding of Jordan’s role in addressing ...

From 10 to 15 October 2022, seven French parliamentarians travelled to British Colombia, Canada, to participate in the 48 th Annual Meeting of the Canada–France Inter-Parliamentary Association (the Association). The meeting was held in British Columbia (B.C.). The French delegation was led by National Assembly Member Christopher Weissberg, Chair of the French Branch of the Association, and ...

On September 13, 22 and October 4, 2021, a delegation of Canadian parliamentarians participated in the 13th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Network on Gender Equality (PNGE). The three online events were conducted in ParlAmericas’ official languages: English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. The 13th Gathering of the PNGE explored the ways in which strengthening social supports and services ...

Presenters for the workshops included politicians, officials and other experts from Commonwealth countries that are already part of the CPTPP. The fourth workshop, which took place on 28 June 2021, was divided in two parts: CPTPP and Agriculture and CPTPP and Creative Industrie s.

From April 13 to 15, 2016, Her Excellency Ināra Mūrniece, Speaker of the Saeima (Parliament) of the Republic of Latvia, led a parliamentary delegation to Ottawa at the invitation of the Honourable George Furey, Q.C., Speaker of the Senate, and the Honourable Geoff Regan, P.C., M.P., Speaker of the House of Commons. The delegation included Ojārs Ēriks Kalniņš, member of the Latvian ...

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 ...

From 10 to 15 October 2022, seven French parliamentarians travelled to British Colombia, Canada, to participate in the 48 th Annual Meeting of the Canada–France Inter-Parliamentary Association (the Association). The meeting was held in British Columbia (B.C.). The French delegation was led by National Assembly Member Christopher Weissberg, Chair of the French Branch of the Association, and ...

The Executive Committee of the Canadian Branch of the CPA meets at least twice per year, among others to direct and manage the affairs and budget of the association.

The theme of this year’s Regional Conference is, however, an indication that the time has come for us to seriously consider change within our legislatures. Globalisation and the promotion of good governance, has caused many Parliaments to initiate a modernization agenda.