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This session focused on various aspects of public financial management in a parliamentary context. As a member of Standing Committee on Public Accounts, Mr. Greg Fergus, MP, gave a presentation on the unique roles and responsibilities of this committee in the Parliament of Canada. He discussed the work of the committee, the Auditor General’s reports to the committee, as well as the important ...

The honourable Dr. Hedy Fry, PC, MP participated in a panel of parliamentarians sharing their experiences of, and opinions on, online harassment. In her remarks, Dr. Fry highlighted that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the growing trend of gender-based harassment and violence and spoke about the actions Canada is taking to address the issue domestically and internationally. The ...

The third workshop, entitled Scrutinising Trade Agreements, took place on 21 June 2021. The topic was presented by Simon O’Connor, MP, and Chair of the Foreign Affairs, Defence, and Trade Committee in the Parliament of New Zealand; Randy Hoback, MP, former Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade of the Parliament of Canada; and Emily Jones, Associate Professor ...

The delegation was led by the Hon. David Smith, Senator, Past Chair of the Canada-United Kingdom Inter-parliamentary Association and included the following members of the delegation: Hon. Mike Duffy, Senator; Hon. Geoff Regan, MP; Raynald Blais, MP; Dean Del Mastro, MP; Pat Martin, MP and Stephanie Bond, Acting Executive Secretary of the Association.

Canadian Branch attendees included Francis Drouin, MP, Chair of the Canadian Branch and First Vice-President of the APF; Chris d’Entremont, MP and Vice-Chair of the Canadian Branch; and Joël Godin, MP and Chair of the APF’s Parliamentary Affairs Committee.

On April 21, 2021, the Hon. Salma Ataullahjan, Senator, chaired a meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) on gender-sensitive parliaments and gender-responsive legal reforms. The Hon. Kim Pate, Senator, Ms. Iqra Khalid, MP, Ms. Yasmin Ratansi, MP, and Ms. Lindsay Mathyssen, MP, also attended the meeting, which was moderated by Ms. Sandra Pepera of the National Democratic Institute. In ...

The others are Lois Brown, an MP from the government side who represents an Ontario riding and is also Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development; Yvon Godin, a member of the Official Opposition who represents a New Brunswick riding; Jim Hillyer, a government MP who represents a riding in Alberta; and Senator Jim ...

On April 21, 2021, the Hon. Salma Ataullahjan, Senator, chaired a meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) on gender-sensitive parliaments and gender-responsive legal reforms. The Hon. Kim Pate, Senator, Ms. Iqra Khalid, MP, Ms. Yasmin Ratansi, MP, and Ms. Lindsay Mathyssen, MP, also attended the meeting, which was moderated by Ms. Sandra Pepera of the National Democratic Institute. In ...

A French session of the Parliamentary Officers’ Study Program was held from April 15 to 19, 2024. Ten parliamentary officers from the following legislatures participated: Parliament (Republic of Austria); National Assembly (Djibouti); House of Councillors (Kingdom of Morrocco); National Assembly and Senate (Democratic Republic of the Congo); National Assembly (Senegal); National Council and ...

Visit of the Honourable Greg Fergus, P.C., M.P., Speaker of the House of Commons, Jamaica, Grenada, and Barbados From March 3 to 7, 2025, the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Honourable Greg Fergus, P.C., M.P., undertook a working visit to Jamaica, Grenada and the Republic of Barbados. Accompanying the Speaker was Anthony Carricato, Director of Operations and International Affairs, Office ...