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As the relationship between China and Canada has seen many improvements in the recent years between governments, businesses and civil society, calls for a renewal of parliamentary relations between the two countries have been more frequent. In 2009, the Chinese minister of Foreign Affairs invited Speaker Kinsella to come on an official visit to China. This invitation was reiterated by Mr. LU ...

In the wake of the successful NATO Summit in Lisbon at the end of 2010, the Alliance now faces the critical task of turning the political commitments made at the meeting into concrete actions and real capabilities. This was among the main themes discussed during a visit of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s Defence and Security Committee to the United States January 31-February 4, 2011.

From 24 to 25 February 2011, five Canadian parliamentarians attended the 10 th Winter Meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE in Vienna, Austria. The Honourable Senator Consiglio Di Nino led the delegation, which included the Honourable Senator Pierrette Ringuette, Mr. David Tilson, Member of Parliament, Mr. Daniel Petit, Member of Parliament, and the Honourable Dr. Hedy Fry, Member ...

From 15–16 October 2015, Senator Percy Downe represented the Canadian Section of the Canada–United States Inter-Parliamentary Group (IPG) at the 2015 annual meeting of the Southern Governors’ Association (SGA) in St. Louis, Missouri.

Between conferences, Arctic parliamentary cooperation is carried on by the Standing Committee, which started its activities in 1994. The Conference and Standing Committee take initiatives to further Arctic cooperation, and act, in particular, as a parliamentary forum for issues relevant to the work of the Arctic Council. The Standing Committee takes part in the work of the Council as an ...

To meet these objectives, the delegation met with Batswana and Zambian parliamentarians and government officials, representatives of political parties, Canadian representatives, business representatives, and members of non-governmental organizations. It also made site visits. Key Issues