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From July 30 to August 2 2013, Mr. Rick Dykstra, M.P., Vice-Chair and Mr. Brian Masse, M.P., Vice-Chair led a delegation from the Canadian Section of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group to the 66 th annual meeting of the Council of State Governments- WEST (CSG- WEST), in Las Vegas, Nevada. The meeting, which was focused on “Bright Lights: Shining on the Progress of the West ...

Senator Johnson said: “As always, the NGA meeting provided members of the delegation with an important chance to speak with US governors about a range of issues that affect both of our countries. We believe it’s useful to take every available opportunity to reinforce the nature and scope of the bilateral relationship, including the estimated 8 million US jobs that rely on trade with Canada ...

The delegation met senior officials from the US Department of Defence and the State Department, military leaders, independent experts, and managers of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. The delegation received briefings and discussed themes including the transatlantic relationship, US defence priorities and policy, the impact of “sequestration” on defence policy, US participation in ...

The Annual Summit covered a wide range of topics, including border issues, energy, transportation, water policy and the environment. Of particular interest to the IPG delegates were the sessions on the oil sands and the steps that are being taken to mitigate the environmental impacts of oil sands production.

The IPG aims to find points of convergence in respective national policies, to initiate dialogue on points of divergence, to encourage the exchange of information and to promote better understanding among legislators on shared issues of concern. Members of the IPG’s Canadian Section meet regularly with their federal counterparts and, in recent years, have attended meetings of governors and ...

The Association is a bilateral association between Canada and France created in 1965 for cultural and historical reasons. For many years Canada and France have enjoyed rich relations on many levels and in many areas. The Association offers a unique forum allowing parliamentarians of both countries to delve into issues important to both Canada and France, such as immigration and integration ...

The delegation was led by Mr. James Rajotte, M.P. and included the following members of the delegation: Hon. Ghislain Maltais, Senator, Hon. Terry Mercer, Senator, Mr. John Carmichael, M.P., and Mr. Malcolm Allen, M.P. The delegation was accompanied by Elizabeth Kingston, Executive Secretary of the Canada-United Kingdom Inter-Parliamentary Association. The prescribed themes of the visit were ...

Visit to Canada of Her Excellency Katalin Szili, M.P., Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Hungary, and a Parliamentary Delegation From October 28 to November 1, 2007, the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Hungary led a parliamentary delegation composed of Dr. Dezső Avarkeszi, M.P., (Hungarian Socialist Party), Chairman of the Constitutional, Judicial and ...

The 2022 Westminster Seminar on Parliamentary Practice and Procedure organized by the United Kingdom Branch of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association gathered many parliamentarians and clerks in person and virtually, from every region of the Commonwealth to exchange ideas and build knowledge around topics relevant to Westminster-style democracies. Two parliamentarians from the Canadian Branch ...

Visit of the Honourable George J. Furey, Q.C., Speaker of the Senate, and a Parliamentary Delegation, Hellenic Republic and United Kingdom From April 11 to 21, 2022, the Speaker of the Senate, the Honourable George J. Furey, Q.C., led parliamentary delegations to the Hellenic Republic and to the United Kingdom. In the Hellenic Republic, the delegation consisted of the Honourable Senator ...