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Meeting of the Sub-Committee on Finance and the 269th (extraordinary) Session of the IPU Executive Committee

Report of the Canadian Parliamentary Delegation respecting its participation at the 38th Annual Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers

“The 2013 annual summit covered a wide range of topics that affect both Canada and the United States,” said Mr. Rajotte. “Certainly, there are many opportunities for bilateral cooperation and the sharing of best practices in such areas as energy, the Arctic, the common border, innovation, disaster resilience, workforce development, trade and economic development, agriculture and invasive ...

Report of the Canadian Parliamentary Delegation respecting its participation at the Western Governors’ Association Annual Meeting Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group Whitefish, Montana, United States of America June 27-28, 2010

The Honourable Stan Kutcher, Senator, gave a presentation on parliamentary privileges and immunities. Senator Kutcher focussed on the boundaries of the concept – emphasizing that parliamentary privilege is a shield to protect, not a sword to attack. He also underscored that, within the Canadian context, parliamentary privilege is a multilayered concept that is not codified. He added that the ...

The High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) is the United Nations hub for the global review of progress toward the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As a contribution to the HLPF, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) holds an annual Parliamentary Forum, which was designed to give parliamentarians participating in the HLPF an opportunity to discuss the main theme of the ...

- Diplomacy - Parliament of Canada G-20 Speakers' Consultation - Presiding Officers of the Upper and Unicameral Houses of the G-20, Ottawa, Canada In the wake of the G-20 meetings held in Canada during 2010, the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate of Canada, hosted a Speakers' Consultation among the presiding officers of the upper and unicameral houses of the G-20 from ...

On May 1st 2020, Mr. Marc Serré – Chair of the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas – participated in a meeting on the topic of “Virtual parliamentary sessions during the COVID-19 pandemic.” The virtual meeting was co-hosted by ParlAmericas and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA); it was chaired by Bahamian Senator Ranard Henfield, Vice-President (Caribbean) of ParlAmericas ...

This is the Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association’s first visit to Côte d’Ivoire. However, some of us have been here before: Senator Andreychuk for the inauguration of President Ouattara and me on a trip with former Canadian minister Denis Paradis and for the 25th annual meeting of the Assemblée internationale des parlementaires de langue française (AIPLF).

Report of the Canadian Parliamentary Delegation respecting its participation at the 76 th Annual Meeting of the Southern Governors' Association