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On April 7, 2021, the Hon. Salma Ataullahjan, Senator, the Hon. Kim Pate, Senator, Ms. Iqra Khalid, MP, and Ms. Yasmin Ratansi, MP, attended a meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) on women’s economic empowerment during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Senator Ataullahjan highlighted that Canadian women have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic. She also noted that the ...

Pour sa part, M. Spengemann a reconnu que, même si le Canada se classe en bonne position par rapport aux autres pays pour la couverture sanitaire universelle, son système n’est pas parfait. Parmi les difficultés auxquelles le Canada est confronté dans ses efforts pour établir une couverture sanitaire universelle plus large, M. Spengemann a mentionné la vaste étendue géographique du ...

From September 9 to 11, 2013, the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Honourable Andrew Scheer, M.P., led a parliamentary delegation to France. The delegation was composed of the Honourable Judy Sgro, M.P.; Mr. Jacques Gourde, M.P.; and Ms. Anne-Marie Day, M.P. Accompanying the delegation were Mrs. Jill Scheer; Ms. Kenzie Potter, Chief of Staff to the Speaker; and Mr. Simon Larouche ...

Meeting between Her Excellency Melita Gabric, Ambassador of the European Union to Canada and Mr. Francesco Sorbara, MP, President of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association (CAEU)

Le 18 novembre 2020, l’Union interparlementaire (UIP) et le Bureau de l’envoyé du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies pour la jeunesse ont organisé conjointement une rencontre virtuelle sur la participation politique des jeunes femmes et le leadership.

Members of the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union UIPU) participated, two of whom, Rachel Blaney, MP and Sven Spengemann, MP were featured presenters together with Dr. Pechdau Tohmeena from Thailand’s House of Representatives and David Clarke from the World Health Organization. Senator Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia also attended.

Nothing precludes an independent Senator or MP from being a member of the executive. To the extent that it is possible given the desirability that each political party should be represented on the executive and the size of these parties, members should not be eligible to serve on more than one association’s executive committee.

From August 31st to September 7th 2011, nine Canadian parliamentarians were in France for the 38th Annual Meeting of the Canada-France Interparliamentary Association. Senator Claudette Tardif led the delegation, comprised of Senator Gérald Comeau, Senator Jean-Claude Rivest, and Members of Parliament Lois Brown, Jacques Gourde, Bernard Trottier, Yvon Godin, Robert Aubin, and Mauril Bélanger ...

Une délégation de deux parlementaires de l’Association parlementaire Canada-Europe s’est rendue à Paris, en France, pour participer à la réunion annuelle de la Commission des questions économiques et du développement de l’Assemblée parlementaire du

Mr. Simon Burton, Clerk of the Parliaments, House of Lords; Ms. Alison Giles, Director of Security for Parliament; and Ms. Meg Russell, Professor of British and Comparative Politics and Director of the Constitution Unit, University College London. The delegation met with the following official in Windsor, England: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.