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It also monitors the implementation of interparliamentary cooperation programs in accordance with the guidelines given by the plenary assembly and presents the APF’s programs and annual budget to the Bureau. Between meetings of the Bureau, it exercises all the powers of the Bureau and reports on its activities at the next Bureau meeting.

The Honourable David McGuinty, P.C.,M.P., president of the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU) and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Executive Committee Vice-President for the Twelve Plus geopolitical group (12+), participated in a virtual Steering Committee meeting of the 12+ on June 9, 2020. Members discussed important matters that will be on the agenda of the upcoming ...

CPA-UK Branch Workshop: Multilateral Trade Agreements: Opportunities and Challenges By videoconference Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CCOM)

Finally, Treasurer Peter Juel-Jensen presented the Assembly’s proposed budget for the upcoming financial year for discussion and noted that efforts would be made to relieve the financial burden on parliaments that may be facing revenue shortfalls due to the economic impact of COVID-19.

The second day of the workshop featured breakout rooms where groups of participants discussed their role in addressing sports trafficking. Adeline Dumoulin (CPA UK) and Lerina Bright (Mission 89) facilitated one of the breakout rooms for parliamentarians and parliamentary officials.

The Bitola information seminar launched a three-year pilot project on integrating a gender perspective into budget preparations that was undertaken jointly by the OIF and the Council of Europe. It was noted that the cost of inequality between men and women is higher than the cost of equality.

On 28 June 2021, the Canada-United Kingdom Inter-Parliamentary Association (RUUK) and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK (CPA UK) held their third bilateral meeting of 2021.

Getting the Keystone XL pipeline approved will mean jobs The perimeter security and economic competitiveness agenda announced in February 2011 – including terrorism, cybersecurity, etc. – was based on the joint experience of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), Olympic Games security, etc.

CPA-UK Branch Workshop: Scrutinising Trade Agreements By videoconference Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CCOM)

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent restrictions to international travel, the session took place with a reduced agenda, focusing primarily on the election of the President for the 2020-2023 term, the IPU’s budget, decisions of the Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians, and future meetings of the IPU.