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On Thursday, June 14th, the Canadian delegation was received at the Canadian embassy in France for a briefing on the political situation in France within a few days of the second round of legislative elections. Chantal de Chasteney, in charge of the Policy section, and Marc Berthiaume, in charge of parliamentary relations, gave a presentation.

On 9 March 2021, the honourable Salma Ataullahjan, Senator, attended the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s (IPU) 45th Session of the Bureau of Women Parliamentarians. She joined other members of the Bureau from Cyprus, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sweden, and Thailand among others, as well as its President, Ms. Susan Kihika (Kenya), to review the IPU’s recent and upcoming activities on gender equality ...

From 22–24 February 2022, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) UK, in partnership with the non-governmental organization Mission 89, held a virtual workshop to explore techniques to prevent sports trafficking, a form of human trafficking where individuals are “exploited through the false promise of the opportunity to play sports ...

The committee is made up of a number of senators and MPs reflecting the proportionate share of the operating budget of the Branch as contributed by the Senate and the House of Commons, respectively. Committee members are elected at the CPA’s General Assembly.

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

Canada as a whole makes up one of the regions of the CPA, and its 14 branches correspond to the provincial and territorial legislative assemblies and the federal Parliament. Within the Canadian region, legislators can take part in a wide range of exchange programs, conferences and seminars. The Canadian region also has its own publication, Canadian Parliamentary Review. The Regional Council is ...

Le 15 juin 2023, le député Marc Serré, président de la Section canadienne de ParlAmericas, a rencontré Son Excellence Adriana Solano Laclé, ambassadrice de la République du Costa Rica au Canada. Ils ont parlé des activités de la Section canadienne de ParlAmericas et de sujets d’intérêt commun dans les Amériques, de même que de possibilités de collaboration.

The presenters explored topics like the meaning of compliance in international law as well as compliance within domestic climate change legislation. The role of the Paris Agreement Implementation and Compliance Committee, of the UNFCCC Secretariat in aiding implementation and supporting coordination, and the essential role of parliaments and parliamentarians were also discussed. The ...

Speaker Milliken, Mr. Scheer and Ms. O’Brien also met Mr. Mark Hutton, Clerk of the Overseas Office, while the rest of the delegation met Mr. Andrew Tuggey, Secretary of the UK Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA). The delegation also attended a sitting of the House of Commons, during which its presence was noted, and took a tour of the Parliament Buildings.

The meeting occurred during the debate in the Chamber of Deputies on the national budget for the upcoming financial year. Speaker Němcová explained the budgetary process in the legislature and the procedural challenges that the chair must face during the deliberations. She also spoke of some of the initiatives found within the budget.