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The objective of this workshop was to gain a better understanding of the relevance of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) to legislatures and to parliamentarians. Participants were given a general introduction to IHL and its history. The Honourable Marilou McPhedran, Senator, gave a presentation on the roles and responsibilities of parliamentarians in implementing and upholding IHL at the ...

- Diplomacy - Parliament of Canada Dans le cadre de son mandat, le Conseil interparlementaire mixte est habilité à: se prononcer sur toutes les questions budgétaires et administratives relatives aux associations parlementaires, et en particulier sur les fonds accordés à chaque association parlementaire dans les limites de l’enveloppe budgétaire totale approuvée par le Comité ...

On June 5th 2020, the Honourable Rosa Galvez, Senator, Vice-Chair of the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas, moderated a virtual dialogue entitled “Legislating for Post COVID-19 Economic Recovery: Cooperative Dialogue between Presiding Officers of Parliaments of the Americas.” Presiding officers of 15 legislatures from across the Americas participated in the dialogue in Spanish.

The Inter-Parliamentary Union is a unique organization made up of national parliaments from around the world which works to protect and build global democracy through political dialogue and concrete action. The theme of the general debate at the 139th Assembly was Parliamentary leadership in promoting peace and development in the age of innovation and technological change.

Les réunions conjointes se déroulent à Bruxelles en février de chaque année et rassemblent la Commission de la défense et de la sécurité de l’Assemblée, sa Commission de l’économie et de la sécurité et sa Commission politique, de même que les dirigeants de sa Commission des sciences et des technologies et de sa Commission sur la démocratie et la sécurité. Les réunions sont ...

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 ...

In anticipation of a planned visit to Canada, representatives of the Anhui Provincial Government met with the Co-chairs in order to gain some perspective on the legislative process at the federal level in Canada. While the Anhui government delegates were planning on visiting only their counterparts in the provincial governments of British Columbia and Ontario, their meeting with the Co-chairs ...