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From July 13 to 16, 2012, the Honourable John Hogg, Senator, President of the Senate of Australia, visited Québec and Ottawa at the invitation of the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate.

The first workshop was held in Berlin in 1994, where legislative scholars discussed practical research findings with members of parliaments from around the world. Since then, workshops have been held every two years. Workshops are co-sponsored by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the Research Committee of Legislative Specialists of the International Political Science Association.

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. The international executive committee has about 35 members and is led by the chairperson of the CPA. The committee ...

The OSCE’s 2013 budget was €144,822,600 million, a decrease from the 2012 budget of €3.23 million. In 2013, the OSCE employed approximately 2,570 individuals, the vast majority of whom were assigned to field missions.[3]At the time of the winter meeting, participating states had still not reached agreement regarding the organization’s 2014 budget. An Inclusive, Global and Cooperative ...

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The idea for a Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group started in the United States. In May 1957, a report by US Representatives Frank M. Coffin and Brooks Hays suggested the establishment of some form of parliamentary consultation between our countries. In June 1958, the Prime Minister of Canada mentioned the concept in a speech, and in July the subject was discussed by the US ...

Interparliamentary January 24 - 28, 2022 First Part of the 2022 Ordinary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) By videoconference Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association (CAEU) January 24, 2022 Joint Meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Interparliamentary Council and the Political Committee’s Sub-Committee on NATO Partnerships By videoconference Canadian NATO ...

From August 26 to September 1, 2011, the Speaker of the Senate, the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, led a parliamentary delegation on an official visit to Ireland and Scotland. The delegation was composed of Mrs. Ann Kinsella, the Honourable Senators Lowell Murray, P.C., George Furey and Michael MacDonald. Accompanying the delegation were Mr. Charles Robert, Principal Clerk, Chamber Operations ...

The objectives of the visit were to enhance relations between Canada and Slovakia, the Holy See, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, and Italy; encourage ongoing parliamentary dialogue by further promoting parliamentary exchanges; highlight the range of Canada’s interests in the region; discuss foreign policies with respect to issues of international and mutual interest; promote ...

The purpose of the visit was to strengthen the relation between Canada and Turkey by promoting the establishment of ongoing parliamentary dialogue and future parliamentary exchanges. The delegation was particularly interested in matters of trade and investment, the economy, and peace and stability in the region. The visit provided opportunities for discussion on foreign policy issues of ...