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The delegates had the opportunity to attend various meetings in Ottawa and Halifax. In Ottawa, they toured the Parliament of Canada, attended Question Period in the House of Commons, Senators' Statements in the Senate and visited the Canadian Museum of Civilization. The delegation also met with the following representatives:

From May 28 to June 1, 2012, His Excellency Milorad Živković, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, led a parliamentary delegation to Ottawa and Toronto at the invitation of the Honourable Andrew Scheer, M.P., Speaker of the House of Commons. The delegation was composed of Mr. Denis Bećirović, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Martin Raguž ...

The delegation also met with Members and officials from the House of Commons Administration at a luncheon hosted by Speaker Regan. The visit was an opportunity to strengthen bilateral relations between the Parliaments of Switzerland and Canada and to discuss numerous topics, including free-trade, the current challenges posed by the refugee ...

From 24–26 February 2014, Senator Janis Johnson and Mr. Gord Brown, the Senate and House of Commons Co-Chairs of the Canadian Section of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group (IPG), led a delegation to meetings with U.S. Senators and members of the House of Representatives or their staff in Washington, D.C. (see the Appendix). Also participating in the meetings were Senator Paul ...

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People need to change the way that they think about trade and export; the next generation, including those in technical colleges, should be encouraged All of the issues raised here today are interrelated—economic development cannot occur in a silo Honourable Rob Merrifield, Canadian House of Commons

Over the course of the visit, the delegation met with a diverse set of actors holding very different views on the unconventional energy boom, the opportunities it creates for the US economy, and its potential costs, particularly to the environment. The visit provided an opportunity for the parliamentarians to go beyond “the big picture”, take a first-hand look at the technological changes ...

The visit of the Welsh delegation served to strengthen bilateral relations between Canada and Wales. The delegation was particularly interested in the use of official languages within the Senate and the House of Commons, e-democracy and citizen engagement, as well as Canadian expertise in gender equality and promotion of Women in democracy.

The Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association has the honour to present its report on the Visit to Lithuania by the Science and Technology Sub-Committee on Energy and Environmental Security, April 27-30, 2009. The Assembly delegation, led by Committee Chairman Lothar Ibruegger (Germany) and Vice Chairman Pierre Claude Nolin (Canada), met with several Ambassadors, senior officers of the United ...

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 ...