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The objectives of the visit included to: · exchange on subjects of interest stemming from shared membership in multilateral organizations such as the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association · discuss the current political dynamic in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Canada · compare and contrast parliamentary systems · explore the functioning of minority parliaments · discuss the relationship ...

Other topics of discussion were the French tax on digital companies, the French presidential election coming up in 2022, domestic and international terrorism, France’s relationship with China and ideas for potential partnerships between different regions of France and Canada.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organization of 188 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world. It oversees the international monetary system and monitors the financial and economic policies of its members. It keeps ...

From July 17-20, 2011, the Honourable Art Eggleton, P.C., Senator, and Mr. Jeff Watson, M.P., Vice-Chair, represented the Canadian Section of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group at the 66th Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Legislative Conference (MLC) of the Council of State Governments in Indianapolis, Indiana. The delegation was accompanied by Mr. Mohamed Zakzouk, Advisor to ...

The Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region (the Conference) is a parliamentary body comprising delegations appointed by the national parliaments of the eight Arctic states (Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, the United States of America) and the European Parliament. The Conference also includes Permanent Participants representing Indigenous peoples, as well ...

The Assembly elects the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, the judges of the European Court of Human Rights and the Council’s Commissioner for Human Rights. It is consulted on all new international treaties drafted by the Council, holds the Council and member governments accountable, engages in studies of a range of issues of common interest to Europeans and provides a common forum ...

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 ...

The Assembly elects the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, the judges of the European Court of Human Rights and the Council’s Commissioner for Human Rights. It is consulted on all new international treaties drafted by the Council, holds the Council and member governments accountable, engages in studies of a range of issues of common interest to Europeans and provides a common forum ...

The Trade Knowledge Workshop in Peru was the fourth such event presented by FIPA. The inaugural Trade Policy Workshop, held in Ottawa in March 2007 included participants from eight FIPA member countries. A year later, a Canadian delegation took part in a similar bilateral workshop with Parliamentarians from Trinidad and Tobago. A regional workshop for Central and South American ...

Exchange information related to Canada’s experience with respect to the work of the Senate, relationships between the Senate and the House of Commons and between the Senate and the executive branch of government while inquiring about the electoral procedures governing Cameroonian Senate seats as well as the rules and procedures of the Cameroonian Senate. This visit was undertaken further to ...