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From January 16 to 26, 2010, the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, led an official parliamentary delegation to Latvia and Liechtenstein. The delegation was composed of Mrs. Ann Kinsella, the Honourable Senators Dennis Dawson and Percy Mockler, Ms. Janelle Feldstein, Chief of Staff of the Speaker of the Senate; and Ms. Gaëtane Lemay, Secretary to the delegation.

Mrs Doris Stump (Switzerland) said the problem was due to the imbalance between a very strong Secretary General and weak governing institutions. The Executive Committee established the Secretary General’s employment conditions; it should therefore be responsible for taking into account the Parliamentarians’ points of view. Now the proposed amendment of articles 8 and 9 of the Rules of the ...

Just recently two parliamentary committees released reports with recommendations for Arctic policy; regarding the use of the Coast Guard to protect Canada’s interests,([1]) and the need for involvement of the people of the North in decision-making.([2])Other parliamentary Committees are actively pursuing issues related to Canada’s North, including the House of Commons Standing Committee on ...

With these annual meetings, were are presented with a unique forum for keeping abreast of events in the region and maintaining personal contacts with our parliamentary colleagues from the region. The relationship that we develop through these contacts is critical to maintaining healthy relations between our countries.

The idea for a Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group started as early as the 1940s, when federal legislators in Canada and the US discussed the possibility of establishing a joint committee to address issues related to post-war reconstruction. The plan for a bilateral association was revisited at various times, including in the late 1950s when a report by US Representatives Frank M ...

In light of the nature, scope and importance of the bilateral relationship, it is anticipated that the Canadian Section of the IPG will continue its participation at NCSL’s annual legislative summit.

Report of the Canadian Parliamentary Delegation respecting its participation at the Election Observation Mission of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly – Canadian Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA), Kyrgyzstan – July 21-24, 2009.

This report provides an overview of the delegation’s meetings in Brussels discussing issues relevant to Canada-EU relations, meetings in Berlin discussing CETA in particular, and meetings in Latvia related to the country’s upcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

Report of the Canadian Parliamentary Delegation respecting its participation at the National Conference of the Council of State Governments Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group

Senator Mobina Jaffer and Mrs. Pat Davidson, MP, represented the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association at the International Parliamentary Conference on Peace-Building: Tackling State Fragility (herein referred to as “The Conference”.)