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The House of Representatives has 150 members (135 deputies are elected by the people and 15 others are elected through a system of proportional representation). Like senators, deputies serve for a term of four years. Amman is the capital city of Jordan, and home to some 80 percent of the Jordanian population.

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 ...

From October 3 to 7, 2011, the Honourable Kenneth Marende, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya, led a parliamentary delegation to Ottawa at the invitation of the Honourable Andrew Scheer, Speaker of the House of Commons.

From March 9 to 11, 2015, His Excellency Valeriu Ştefan Zgonea, President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania, led a parliamentary delegation to Ottawa at the invitation of the Honourable Andrew Scheer, M.P., Speaker of the House of Commons.

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.

The Right Honourable the Baroness D’Souza, CMG, Lord Speaker; Lord Bew, Member of the House of Lords; Lord Brabazon of Tara, DL, Member of the House of Lords; Lord Lisvane, KCB, Member of the House of Lords; Mr. David Beamish, Clerk of the Parliaments, House of Lords; Dr. Christopher Johnson, Principal Clerk of Select Committees, House of Lords; Mr. Brendan Keith, Registrar of Lords ...

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 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 Canadian delegation participated in an event at the United Nations (UN) organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the UN Division for the Advancement of Women (UNDAW). This event took place on the occasion of the 54thsession of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW). The theme was: “The Role of Parliaments in Enforcing Gender Equality and Women’s Rights ...