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During its meetings, the delegation emphasized that it included members from all political parties in the Senate and the House of Commons. The delegation held dialogues with its African counterparts on accountability and corruption, the representation of women, the role of the opposition, the role of regional organizations, peace and security ...

Mr. Spengemann participated in the panel on the role of men in advancing gender equality. He emphasized recent developments in Canada, including the enactment of the Gender Equality Week Act in 2018, legislation which he had introduced in the House of Commons during the 42nd Parliament.

Report of the Canadian Parliamentary Delegation of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association Parliamentary Conference on Northern Dimension Brussels, Belgium February 28 to March 1, 2007 - Diplomacy - Parliament of CanadaTravel Costs

From October 11 to 18, 2009, the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, led an official delegation composed of the Honourable Senators Marcel Prud'homme, P.C., David Tkachuk and Elizabeth Hubley, to Albania, Italy, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, the Holy See and Malta.

At the United Nations, the delegation attended and participated in the two day parliamentary sessions organized jointly by the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). The goal of these deliberations was to provide a parliamentary contribution to the on-going debate at the United Nations on the new Sustainable Development Goals beyond 2015 when the current Millennium Development ...

Two female Speakers of Parliament: Dr. Jennifer Simons, Speaker of the National Assembly of Suriname and Gisele Isaac-Arrindell, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda were the main presenters. They spoke on their experiences to shed light on the challenges that women face when entering politics.

The Speaker of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Commons are fourth and fifth respectively on the Order of Precedence of Canada, with the first three being the Governor General, the Prime Minister, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Thus, in addition to their traditional and ceremonial duties as the head of their respective institutions, the Speakers also perform their ...

· each state should have a person/position who is responsible for emergency preparedness, reporting to the Governor · evacuation routes should be established in advance of an emergency, and evacuation should be staggered; as well, those without transportation of their own should be identified and a transportation plan should be developed · lives are often lost when people refuse to evacuate ...

Members of the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union UIPU) participated, two of whom, Rachel Blaney, MP and Sven Spengemann, MP were featured presenters together with Dr. Pechdau Tohmeena from Thailand’s House of Representatives and David Clarke from the World Health Organization. Senator Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia also attended.

His Excellency Rachid Talbi El Alami, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Kingdom of Morocco; Mr. Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccans Living Abroad;