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63rd Annual Meeting of the Council of State Governments (CSG) Eastern Regional Conference Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group (CEUS) CEUS Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group July 21 - 24, 2024

CEUS Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group CPAM Canadian Section of ParlAmericas RUUK Canada-United Kingdom Inter-Parliamentary Association SECO Canadian Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly UIPU Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Groups Select All

The Right Honourable Lord John McFall, Speaker of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom; The Right Honourable Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom; The Right Honourable Dame Maria Miller, M.P., Chair of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association United Kingdom Branch and Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to ...

Members of the delegation were also able to meet some members of the current UN peacekeeping force from the United Kingdom who have taken over the previous responsibilities of the Canadian military in manning the checkpoints between the north and south.

Canada is an observer to both the Committee of Ministers, where it has participated actively in a number of policy areas (the other observers are the Holy See, Japan, Mexico and the United States) and the Parliamentary Assembly (where the other observers are Israel and Mexico).

CEUS Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group CPAM Canadian Section of ParlAmericas RUUK Canada-United Kingdom Inter-Parliamentary Association SECO Canadian Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly UIPU Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Groups Select All

Mr Nigel Evans (United Kingdom) agreed that the IPU should not open the door to a number of applications from semi-autonomous or disputed entities in the future. Senator Robert del Picchia (France) responded that this had been the aim of the amendment. He thought that the question of membership for Kosovo might be an issue in the future.

The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate; The Honourable Peter Milliken, M.P., Speaker of the House of Commons; The Honourable David Smith, Senator, P.C., Chair of the Canada-United Kingdom Interparliamentary Association; Members of the Senate Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration; Mr. Paul C. Bélisle, Clerk of the Senate and Clerk of the ...

CEUS Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group CPAM Canadian Section of ParlAmericas RUUK Canada-United Kingdom Inter-Parliamentary Association SECO Canadian Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly UIPU Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Groups Select All

Canada is an observer to both the Committee of Ministers, where it has participated actively in a number of policy areas (the other observers are the Holy See, Japan, Mexico and the United States) and the Parliamentary Assembly (where the other observers are Israel and Mexico).