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From September 8 to 10, 2014, the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Honourable Andrew Scheer, M.P., led a parliamentary delegation on a visit to Italy and the Holy See.

Mrs Doris Stump (Switzerland) said the problem was due to the imbalance between a very strong Secretary General and weak governing institutions. The Executive Committee established the Secretary General’s employment conditions; it should therefore be responsible for taking into account the Parliamentarians’ points of view. Now the proposed amendment of articles 8 and 9 of the Rules of the ...

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From 28 September - 1 October 2007, 23 state and provincial legislators participated in the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region's first Legislative Leadership Academy, held in Banff, Alberta. Participants were selected on the basis of their interest in cross-border issues and with the expectation that they will be among the Pacific Northwest's future leaders. The Academy was designed to provide ...

The objectives of the bilateral visit were to cultivate positive inter-parliamentary relations between Peru and Canada, to engage in furthering the dialogue regarding trade and investment opportunities with Peru, and to gain a better understanding of the social, citizen security, and human rights challenges faced by Peru.

The opening ceremony included an address from David Carty, Honourable Speaker of the Anguilla House of Assembly, Chairman of the Regional CPA and President of the Anguilla Branch. Mr. Carty emphasized that the CPA makes up for the often limited training available to Parliamentarians. Through his peers, he was able to develop the skills that make for a good Speaker. He also suggested that there ...

The purposes of this bilateral visit were many. In broad terms, the delegation held as an objective to convene meetings with a wide variety of groups and individuals, including Haitian parliamentarians, Canadian officials and stakeholders, and personnel and professionals providing services on the ground to Haitians. These meetings were meant to provide the delegation with a more complete ...

A delegation of seven parliamentarians represented Canada at the Fifth Plenary Meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas (FIPA) in Bogotá, Colombia. The delegation was led by Mr. James Bezan, MP. Also attending from the House of Commons were Mr. Larry Miller; Mr. Mario Silva; and Mr. Lui Temelkovski. The Senate of Canada was represented by the Hon. Céline Hervieux‑Payette ...

From June 3 to 7, 2013, the Honourable Sephiri Enoch Motanyane, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Lesotho, led a parliamentary delegation on an official visit to Ottawa and Toronto at the invitation of the Honourable Andrew Scheer, Speaker of the House of Commons. The delegation was composed of the Honourable Mamonaheng Mokitimi, Vice-President of the Senate of the Kingdom of ...

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.